How Duterte went from boasting about killing drug dealers to facing trial for crimes against humanity
Police gather outside Villamor Air Base, where former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was held after his arrest in Manila on March 11, 2025. Jam … Read more: How Duterte went from boasting about killing drug dealers to facing trial for crimes against humanityContinue Reading
Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel | UN Commission of Inquiry press conference, 13 March 2025
UN Human Rights Council. 25.8K. Subscribe … Q&As with UN-Mandated Human Rights Experts: Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Read more: Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel | UN Commission of Inquiry press conference, 13 March 2025Continue Reading
Thailand: Further information: Five Uyghurs still at risk of forced return
After Thai authorities forcibly returned 40 Uyghur refugees to China on 27 February, five other Uyghur refugees are at risk of being forcibly … Read more: Thailand: Further information: Five Uyghurs still at risk of forced returnContinue Reading
Iran News: UN Special Rapporteur Highlights Alarming Rise in Executions and Gender …
Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, expressed grave concern regarding escalating human rights violations in her latest … Read more: Iran News: UN Special Rapporteur Highlights Alarming Rise in Executions and Gender …Continue Reading
Announcing the 2025 Dodd Human Rights Summit: Sport & Human Rights – UConn Today
The Summit will feature an opening conversation with 1968 Olympic podium protesters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, moderated by journalist Bill … Read more: Announcing the 2025 Dodd Human Rights Summit: Sport & Human Rights – UConn TodayContinue Reading
Structural reforms essential for Turkey's reconciliation process says prominent human rights defender
Keskin situates imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's 27 February call for peace—a direct appeal for renewed dialogue and a political resolution … Read more: Structural reforms essential for Turkey's reconciliation process says prominent human rights defenderContinue Reading
Policymakers, Business Leaders Say Sustainable Investing is Smart Investing
State Treasurer explored how investors can ensure no one is left behind through a just climate transition during a keynote address to UConn … Read more: Policymakers, Business Leaders Say Sustainable Investing is Smart InvestingContinue Reading
Nasrin Barani Becomes 5th Woman Hanged in Iran in 2025
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); March 13, 2025: Nasrin Barani, a woman on death row for murder, was executed in Isfahan Central Prison. Read more: Nasrin Barani Becomes 5th Woman Hanged in Iran in 2025Continue Reading
Journalist Viktoria Roshchyna receives posthumous human rights award – The Kyiv Independent
Viktoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity, was posthumously awarded the 2024 Homo Homini Human Rights Award by the … Read more: Journalist Viktoria Roshchyna receives posthumous human rights award – The Kyiv IndependentContinue Reading
Coatbridge couple challenge winter fuel payment cut in court – BBC News
Peter and Florence Fanning argue their human rights were breached when the payments were ended. Read more: Coatbridge couple challenge winter fuel payment cut in court – BBC NewsContinue Reading
A Conversation About Race, Caste, Bias, and Human Rights – UMass Amherst
A Conversation About Race, Caste, Bias, and Human Rights. Thursday March … right-wing populism. Drawing from his experience as a Dalit … Read more: A Conversation About Race, Caste, Bias, and Human Rights – UMass AmherstContinue Reading
'Students will suffer harm': Education Department's civil rights office gutted by layoffs, closures – CNN
The Education Department's civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration shuttering seven of its 12 … Read more: 'Students will suffer harm': Education Department's civil rights office gutted by layoffs, closures – CNNContinue Reading
Event on “Safe sport as a space for human rights education” – Portal – Council of Europe
12 Mar 2025 Event on “Safe sport as a space for human rights education” Geneva (2-3 pm) Event Information Organised by the Council of Europe's … Read more: Event on “Safe sport as a space for human rights education” – Portal – Council of EuropeContinue Reading
Abject failure: Canada's would-be human rights watchdog leaves Bangladeshi garment …
The joint USW-CLC complaint alleged that Mark's acted in contravention of international human rights principles by paying workers in its supplier … Read more: Abject failure: Canada's would-be human rights watchdog leaves Bangladeshi garment …Continue Reading
African Union peacekeepers in Somalia accused of widespread abuse
… Human Rights. Nevertheless, the cases of extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, and excessive use of force “have fostered deep-seated resentment … Read more: African Union peacekeepers in Somalia accused of widespread abuseContinue Reading