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On 26 May 2025, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) published a shadow report ahead of the review of Vietnam's fourth periodic (…) Read more: Vietnam: Report on the situation of civil and political rights – FIDHContinue Reading

Kurdish Sunni cleric Barzan Maleki was taken into custody on 26 May after being summoned to the Speical Clerical Court of Hamadan. Read more: Kurdish Sunni cleric arrested after court summons in Hamadan – KHRNContinue Reading

A series of events are being held in the types of troops, military units and formations, as well as special military educational institutions of … Read more: Azerbaijan Army holds events within “Human Rights Month” – AZERTACContinue Reading

Italy and Denmark have spearheaded a call for a "new interpretation" of the European Convention on Human Rights. Experts say it's a political move … Read more: Nine states urge migration law rethink at Europe's top court – DWContinue Reading

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved the Foreign Agents Law, which imposes arbitrary restrictions on the freedom and work of human … Read more: El Salvador deepens siege on civil society – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

Formal guidance on how organisations should implement the supreme court ruling on gender may not be fully signed off for months, officials and MPs … Read more: MPs fear UK equality watchdog may take months to sign off gender guidanceContinue Reading

VIENNA, 26 May 2025 (UN Information Service) – Pakistan signed the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from … Read more: Pakistan signs the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements …Continue Reading

Turkish authorities must immediately lift unlawful restrictions on the Saturday Mothers/People's protest at Istanbul's Galatasaray Square and … Read more: Türkiye: Thirty years of struggle for justice as the Saturday Mothers protesters mark a sombre …Continue Reading

The retrial follows appeal court reversals launched by the aforementioned six lawyers, and a Constitutional Court ruling that found violations of fair … Read more: Turkey : Selçuk Kozağaçlı and other ÇHD lawyers on trial once againContinue Reading

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Nils Muižnieks, published his first annual report in this position. Read more: "Belarus continues to live in the darkness of repression," UN Special Rapporteur saysContinue Reading

The move comes as EU diplomats warn the bloc is inching closer to deploying its “nuclear option” against Hungary. Read more: EU countries urge crackdown on Hungary over Pride ban – Politico.euContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3 other countries about Protection and Human Rights; published on 26 May 2025 by … Read more: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rights of Detained Migrants at Risk – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Kuwait has revoked citizenship of over 37000 people, mostly migrant women, sparking widespread human rights concerns and legal uncertainty. Read more: Kuwait revokes citizenship of over 37,000, sparking human rights outcry – Khaama PressContinue Reading

Despite this accelerating human rights catastrophe, the international response been disturbingly muted. While European and American diplomats engage … Read more: Iran's execution crisis: Bloodiest month in recent Iranian history – EU ReporterContinue Reading