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Hello, my name is Kanae Doi, Japan Director at Human Rights Watch. When the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines opened for signature … Read more: Statement at Symposium “Landmines and War: What is Happening in the World Today?” [EN/JA]Continue Reading

… civil and human rights. The sweeping immigration efforts, a hallmark of Trump's second term, has also caught up people legally residing in the … Read more: 'Don't shoot:' Maxine Waters pleads with troops deployed to LA by Donald Trump after ICE protestsContinue Reading

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports one dead and two others wounded in the Israeli attack on a vehicle. Read more: Israel strikes Syria again, claims to have killed alleged Hamas member – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Further, Nauru has not yet ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) or established a national human rights … Read more: Nauru: New deal to detain asylum seekers while press freedom remains curtailedContinue Reading

The UN's special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, is urging boats in the region to continue … Read more: Israeli forces stop aid ship carrying activists from reaching Gaza – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Titled The 2025 Human Rights Report on Bhutan, the dossier reveals widespread political repression, prolonged arbitrary detentions, torture, … Read more: Bhutan Watch exposes deepening Human Rights crisis in Bhutan in 2025 reportContinue Reading

… Families of men killed by British Army not entitled to enhanced inquests under Human Rights Convention, court rules. Read more: Two teenage boys in custody following reported serious sexual assault on girl in Co AntrimContinue Reading

Human rights activists have accused the government of blatant abuse of … The recent arrest and detention of Ms Rose Njeri is the latest of the Kenya … Read more: Ruto@1000: Worsening human rights record | Daily NationContinue Reading

… human rights defenders from across the globe… Israel has no right to obstruct our effort to reach Gaza." The Madleen is carrying a symbolic … Read more: Activists say Israeli troops have boarded aid ship bound for Gaza – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Another abduction has been reported in occupied Crimea, with this one, as a prominent human rights defender puts it, haven't descended to a new … Read more: Russian FSB abduct Crimean couple, place their child in careContinue Reading

Human Rights Watch interviewed 14 people who had faced blasphemy accusations, as well as lawyers, prosecutors, judges, police officials, human rights … Read more: Pakistan: Blasphemy Laws Exploited for Blackmail, Profit | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

… rights to express support for those targeted by this Administration's anti-civil and human rights policies. “Through the deployment of military … Read more: LDF Condemns President Trump's Deployment of National Guard in Attempt to Curb …Continue Reading

Alvino Kusumabrata. My first encounter – albeit imaginary – with a victim of human rights violations occurred in the seventh grade. The victim's name … Read more: Essay: The water that breaks the wall of forgetfulness – Inside IndonesiaContinue Reading

“For years, Sindhis have faced political repression through enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings,” Sherman said, citing Pakistan's Human … Read more: U.S. Congressman raises Sindh human rights concerns with Pak delegationContinue Reading