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Human Rights Watch determined that the Israeli government was committing a war crime by using starvation of civilians as a weapon of war in the Gaza … Read more: Human Rights First and More than 80 Organizations Call on Congress to Uphold US Law …Continue Reading

Human Rights First has been tracking Alaa's case for over a decade. In September 2024, we joined 58 Egyptian and international NGOs calling for … Read more: Alaa Abdel Fattah Removed from Egypt's “Terrorist” List But Remains Behind BarsContinue Reading

Human rights organisations have condemned the law. Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, called it "a betrayal of Peruvian … Read more: Peru president signs amnesty law for police and soldiers accused of atrocities – BBC NewsContinue Reading

Despite an order from the human rights court to Peru not to release Fujimori pending an assessment of the facts, the Boluarte government went ahead … Read more: Peru: Amnesty Bill Signed into Law | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

The Trump administration on Tuesday released its annual human rights reports for every country in the world. Gone from the documents are entire … Read more: State Department Scrubs Reporting on Human Rights Abuses Committed by Trump's AlliesContinue Reading

Labor divided on how to respond to the emerging technology as media and arts groups fear 'rampant theft' of intellectual property. Read more: Use of AI could worsen racism and sexism in Australia, human rights commissioner warnsContinue Reading

Significant human rights issues included credible reports of restrictions on freedom of expression, and crimes, violence, or threats of violence … Read more: 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: RomaniaContinue Reading

A report produced by the Trump administration says the human rights situation in the UK has "worsened" over the past year. Read more: US says UK human rights have worsened in past year – BBCContinue Reading

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