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'Ending impunity and ensuring the Rohingya's rights to security, citizenship and equality are essential for breaking the cycle of violence,' … Read more: UN human rights office warns of worsening atrocities against Rohingya, urges global actionContinue Reading

Angelina Godoy and her team at the UW's Center for Human Rights collected data for their report through records requests from ICE, and PACER court … Read more: Secrecy and enforced disappearances: WA human rights group sounds alarm about ICEContinue Reading

Rohingya Human Rights Initiative; Rohingya Inspiration Network; Rohingya Peace Network of Thailand; Rohingya Progressive Network; Rohingya Right … Read more: Joint Statement: 8 Years On: Accountability needed for Myanmar atrocities against RohingyaContinue Reading

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk described the famine as "the direct result of actions taken by the Israeli Government", which has "unlawfully … Read more: Famine in Gaza City is 'failure of humanity', UN chief says – BBC NewsContinue Reading

George Mason University has been found in violation of federal civil rights laws, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday, … Read more: Federal goverment finds GMU violated Civil Rights Act in hiring and promotion practicesContinue Reading

Attacks occurred between August 11 and August 20, UN human rights office said, adding that death toll may be higher. Read more: RSF attacks kill 89 people in 10 days in Sudan's Darfur, UN says – Al JazeeraContinue Reading

… human rights, including national constitutions and treaty-making. He is an international expert on internally-displaced persons, population … Read more: Secretary-General Appoints Chaloka Beyani of Zambia Special Adviser on Prevention of GenocideContinue Reading

“Today's sentence delivers a measure of justice for them and affirms that the United States stands firmly with those whose human rights have been … Read more: Gambian Man, First Non-U.S. National Convicted of Torture, Sentenced to More Than 67 …Continue Reading

PA-X data has been cited in a UN Special Rapporteur's report on the human rights of internally displaced persons, highlighting how peace processes … Read more: PA-X Data on Peace Processes and Internal Displacement Cited by UN Report – PeaceRepContinue Reading

Health and Human Rights Consequences on the War on Gaza. Flier: Health and Human Rights Consequences of the War on Gaza. Alice Rothchild, … Read more: Health and Human Rights Consequences on the War on Gaza – FXB CenterContinue Reading

“His execution is the tragic culmination of a slew of human rights violations at the hands of the Saudi state, from his arbitrary detention to his … Read more: Saudi Arabia: Deplorable execution exposes broken promise to halt death penalty for juvenilesContinue Reading

Convened in terms of Article 64 (2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, read together with Rule 28 of the Rules of Procedure of … Read more: PUBLIC NOTICE: The 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples' RightsContinue Reading

Musk axed thousands of Twitter staff globally, downsizing the platform's trust and safety, human rights and media teams. The Twitter layoffs was … Read more: Elon Musk and X reach settlement with axed Twitter workers – BBC NewsContinue Reading

The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) strongly denounce the attempts of Premier Bank to silence … Read more: SJS and RFK Human Rights Issue Statement of Support for Somali Journalist Abdalle …Continue Reading