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The elimination of key sections and the diminishment of others will deal a heavy blow to US leadership on human rights, serve the interests of … Read more: Assessing the Damage from Changes to the US State Department's Human Rights ReportsContinue Reading

… Human Rights Act 1998. This is a potential reality highlighted in a recent UK legal case, known as Summit v Next Steps Mental Healthcare Ltd … Read more: Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rightsContinue Reading

The US State Department released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights concerns in countries around the world. Read more: Are countries getting a pass on their human rights records? – CNNContinue Reading

Between June 24 and July 29, Human Rights Watch interviewed 22 people about the attack, including relatives of victims and prisoners, former Evin … Read more: Iran: Israeli Attack on Evin Prison an Apparent War Crime | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The tone and scope notably changed from the 2023 report, altering or removing references to human rights abuses based on sexuality, gender, and race, … Read more: US State Department scales back numerous human rights abuses in 2024 report – JURISTContinue Reading

The report itself has been accused of political bias, with the US softening criticism of Israel and El Salvador. Germany rejected the report … Read more: Germany rejects US censorship claims in human rights report – DW – 08/13/2025Continue Reading

The government took credible steps to identify and punish officials who committed human rights abuses; however, impunity and extremely low rates of … Read more: Mexico 2024 Human Rights ReportContinue Reading

South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has denounced the "South Africa 2024 Human Rights Report" issued by … Read more: South Africa slams U.S. human rights report as 'deeply flawed' – CGTNContinue Reading

A report published today by the UN Human Rights Office calls on Sri Lanka's Government to seize the historic opportunity to break with entrenched … Read more: OHCHR / SRI LANKA HUMAN RIGHTS | UNifeed – UN MediaContinue Reading

The reports disregard the truth and deliberately defame the human rights and rule of law in China and the HKSAR. Turning a blind eye to its own dismal … Read more: US report slammed for human rights allegations against HK, Macao SARs – China DailyContinue Reading

While Australia often champions human rights globally, our submission to the UN highlights 4 key areas where the government is falling short. Read more: Is Australia failing on Human Rights? – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

BackgroundIn her final report to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders wishes to bring the voice of human … Read more: Call for Input – Raising their voices: HRDs respond to the human rights crisis – ohchrContinue Reading

“By gutting the State Department's human rights reports, the Trump Administration is giving Beijing exactly what it wants: silence in the face of the … Read more: Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Condemns State Department Human Rights Report …Continue Reading

Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, described the law as a betrayal of Peruvian victims. “It undermines decades of efforts to … Read more: Peru enacts amnesty for military and police accused of human rights abuses – The GuardianContinue Reading