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The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that Dimitar Pedev had been subjected to degrading treatment upon his arrest by the … Read more: European Rights Court Fines Bulgaria for Ill-Treating Anti-Govt Protester | Balkan InsightContinue Reading

UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Turk today accused Israel of inhumanity in its military operations in Gaza, describing the situation in the … Read more: UN human rights commissioner accuses Israel of inhumanity – Middle East MonitorContinue Reading

It is further concerned that the “first attempts at regulating artificial intelligence prioritise growth and security over human rights”. Read more: Charity body raises AI human rights fears under Labour governmentContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); May 26, 2025: Zabihollah Sarani, a Baluch man on death row for murder, was executed in Zahedan Central Prison. Read more: Zabihollah Sarani Hanged in Zahedan – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

Odisha is one among the 18 states where tribals are being displaced from tiger reserves. Read more: UN human rights body flags relocation of tribal dwellers from tiger reservesContinue Reading

Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian … Read more: Rwanda-backed rebels committed possible war crimes, rights group says – ABC NewsContinue Reading

26 May 2025 — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an immediate end to the daily killings and destruction in Ukraine, … Read more: UN rights chief calls for end to daily killings in Ukraine after deadly weekend attacksContinue Reading

UN Document in English on Myanmar and 1 other country about Protection and Human Rights; published on 26 May 2025 by UN HRC. Read more: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/59/57 … – ReliefWebContinue Reading

Myanmar's spiralling human rights crisis – fuelled by relentless military violence, systemic impunity and economic collapse – has left civilians … Read more: UN warns of 'catastrophic' human rights crisis in Myanmar as violence and economic …Continue Reading

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