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Some actions, highlighted in a brief published today by the CIVICUS Monitor, are inconsistent with its human rights obligations under the … Read more: Interim government must do more to protect fundamental freedoms and strengthen accountabilityContinue Reading

Peter Wetherbee currently serves as Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in … Read more: Peter Wetherbee – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Fadel Abdul Ghany emphasised the need for an organic law to formally establish the Commission, Shaam News reports. Syrian Human Rights Network and … Read more: Syrian Human Rights Network and National Commission for Missing Persons Meet to …Continue Reading

The State Department is out Monday with its long-delayed annual Human Rights Report, and this year's edition looks much different than previous … Read more: State Department rolls out scaled-back Human Rights Report – ABC NewsContinue Reading

The cuts fell heavily on offices working on human rights, refugees and foreign assistance. Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday that the … Read more: US softens criticism of abuses in annual human rights report – Financial TimesContinue Reading

A collection of U.S. reports on human rights offenses trimmed or omitted past language on violations in El Salvador, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, … Read more: Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El SalvadorContinue Reading

On August 12, 2025, the State Department released its “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” covering the year 2024. The report omits several … Read more: US: Rights Report Mixes Facts, Deception, Political Spin | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

President Donald Trump's administration has scaled back a key U.S. government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism … Read more: State Department softens criticism of some Trump partner countries in scaled-back human …Continue Reading

22 lug 2025 Meeting “Local Government for Human Rights” Geneva (Switzerland) Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Event Information Mélanie … Read more: Meeting “Local Government for Human Rights” – Portal – The Council of EuropeContinue Reading

It says human rights in the UK "worsened" in 2024, with "credible reports of serious restrictions on freedom of expression", as well as "crimes, … Read more: US accuses UK of 'significant human rights issues' and restricting free speech – Sky NewsContinue Reading

"This sends a chilling message that the U.S. is willing to overlook some abuses, signaling that people experiencing human rights violations may be … Read more: US State Dept Releases 'Shameful' Human Rights Report Revamped to Shield Allies, Including IsraelContinue Reading

… human rights abuses" and that the government had taken "credible steps to identify and punish officials who committed human rights abuses." The … Read more: State Dept. human rights reports scale back criticism of El Salvador, but fault U.K., GermanyContinue Reading

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Alabuga Special Economic Zone to respond. The company did not reply. Company Responses. Alabuga … Read more: Russia allegedly employs teens at production of drones used in attacks on UkraineContinue Reading

… issues and countries with poor human rights records. Nick Schifrin looks at the report and at this active week of renewed Trump diplomacy with Russia. Read more: State Department drops criticism of Israel and El Salvador in human rights report – PBSContinue Reading