Passion of the Present | Human Rights News

Russia continues to systemically violate the human rights of the … The Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG), a Crimean-based human rights … Read more: Russian Occupation Update, April 21, 2025 | Institute for the Study of WarContinue Reading

Bringing together Indigenous Peoples, Government representatives, UN agencies and civil society from around the world, the Forum will run until 2 May. Read more: At Annual United Nations Forum, Participants Call on Indigenous Peoples' Rights to Be UpheldContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 21, 2025: Cheraghali Ghasemi, a man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Qom Central Prison. Read more: Article: Cheraghali Ghasemi Hanged for Drug Offences in Qom – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

Picture this: A white Catholic priest hand-in-hand with Civil Rights activist John Lewis when he awoke in the hospital following the events of … Read more: St. Mike's class on Edmundites in the Civil Rights Movement opens eyes, preserves legacyContinue Reading

The 14-year-old's essay, “Hafu dakara nanda” (Hafu, so what?), won the Justice Ministry's Human Rights Bureau award at a national junior high school … Read more: Essay by 'hafu' teenager wins human rights prize at contest | The Asahi ShimbunContinue Reading

He is a fellow with RFK Human Rights, where he started an advocacy project with Amnesty International staff on regulating the U.S. transfer of weapons … Read more: Jonathan Lam '27 Honored by Amnesty International USA | Cornell ChronicleContinue Reading

Led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the groups represent "millions of people of every background in every ZIP code across … Read more: Civil Rights Coalition Launches Unity Pact to Defend Against Trump Assault on NonprofitsContinue Reading

Power has always trumped justice; rights are won through resistance, not granted by the powerful. Human history is often romanticized as a gradual … Read more: Power, not principles: The grim logic behind human rights | Opinion – Daily SabahContinue Reading

Rabat – The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) held a roundtable this afternoon in Rabat to open a new chapter in the way migration is governed … Read more: Morocco's CNDH Leads Conversation on Migrant Workers' Rights in AfricaContinue Reading

However, many political and human rights activists have voiced perplexity and shock that the Venezuelan migrants being held in El Salvador – having … Read more: Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between …Continue Reading

Human rights violations remain rampant and the humanitarian situation dire. We condemn in the strongest words the pervasive sexual and gender … Read more: Women, Peace and Security in Haiti – France ONUContinue Reading

From the persecution of Indigenous women to the non-regulated extraction of mineral resources on their own land, their human rights overall are … Read more: Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, 'an affront to dignity and justice' | UN NewsContinue Reading

We, the undersigned nonpartisan civil rights organizations representing millions of people of every background in every zip code across America, … Read more: The Pact: A Civil Rights Coalition Unity CommitmentContinue Reading

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and Human … Read more: Attacks on Universities over Gaza Protests Threaten Students' Free SpeechContinue Reading