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Attacks against national human rights institutes hinder protection of essential rights: UN

Attacks against national human rights institutions (NHRIs) weaken their ability to fulfill their mandates to protect human rights and hinder access to justice and accountability fo...

Amnesty International’s annual report warns global human rights under severe attack

Amnesty International warned in its annual report Monday that human rights around the world are under severe attack, creating “a global environment where primitive ferocity could f...

Rights group condemns Kazakhstan conviction of human rights protestors

Amnesty International called the conviction and sentencing of 19 activists participating in a peaceful protest a “travesty of justice,” in a press release on Tuesday. The protest w...

World News in Brief: Human rights in Mongolia, surge in sexual violence in Haiti, worsening hunger in Afghanistan

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday praised Mongolia’s recent human rights progress during a visit to the country, which recently adopted the region’s first law protecting...

HRW backs communities affected by contaminated Zambia mining site

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday in support of a group in Zambia that has called for the African Union to take steps to clean up a mine site that has caus...

Us and Them: The Curious Case of Rights and Personhood

Rights are seen as moral guarantees that protect individuals from harm and tyranny. The post Us and Them: The Curious Case of Rights and Personhood appeared first on The Good Men P...

Opinion | Human Rights Concerns Deepen in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

“Human rights cannot be selective they must reach even the most unheard regions.” The question of human rights in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir continues to draw serious concern from o...

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European Union: Surveillance Technology Sold to Rights Violators

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Rights organizations issue joint letter on human rights ahead of EU–China engagement and MEP visit

A group of top human rights organizations issued a joint public letter on Wednesday ahead of the highly anticipated EU/China conference, urging the Members of the European Parliame...

‘When did human rights become a dirty word?’: Readers discuss the state of the world

Readers discuss the US and Iran, bombing for freedom and justice

UN condemns Türkiye for criminalizing human rights lawyers

UN experts urged Türkiye to stop criminalizing members of human rights groups and lawyers in a press release on Tuesday, criticizing misuse of an anti-terrorism law. The special...

Human Rights Group Urges FIFA To Push For 'ICE Truce' At World Cup

"FIFA needs to act urgently to address the risks of human rights abuses for athletes, fans, and workers," said Human Rights Watch.

Rights group hails Lebanon’s accession to the Mine Ban Treaty amidst regional conflict

Human Rights Watch welcomed Lebanon’s accession to the Mine Ban Treaty on Wednesday. The group described it as a positive development in addressing the severe humanitarian and soci...

HRW reports rights abuses against civilians by armed group in DRC during occupation of city

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that the armed group M23 committed human rights abuses against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during its...

The Right to Early Childhood Care and Education – Part 2

Listen here on Spotify Listen here on Soundcloud   International human rights law should protect and promote every individual’s human rights. But the reality is that international...

Sudan: Arbitrary Detention By Army, Security Forces

[HRW] End Abuses, Grant Access to Independent Investigators

Zimbabwe: Human Rights Climate 'Deteriorating' in Zimbabwe, Monitoring Report Says

[263Chat] Zimbabwe recorded 145 human rights violations affecting more than 3,600 people in April, with political intimidation, arbitrary arrests and restrictions on freedoms of ex...

Why we should beware silver-tongued right-wing politicians who want to take away our human rights

Our ancestors fought for the rights and freedoms outlined in the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights – and we must never forget why

Rights group concerned over Zambia decision to postpone RightsCon 2026

Human Rights Watch on Friday questioned the Zambian government’s latest decision to postpone RightsCon 2026, a global summit intended to foster collaboration between civil society...

A human rights center opens a path to justice for Indigenous Peoples in the Central African Republic

BAYANGA, Central African Republic — Across the Congo Basin, conservation has long been fraught with a difficult contradiction. Protected areas, meant to preserve wildlife, have at...

Tanzania reaffirms commitment to equal human rights at UN forum

Tanzania has reiterated its commitment to upholding human rights for all citizens without discrimination during the 25th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous...

Rights groups press Nepal government after deadly protests, demand justice and reform

International human rights organizations on Thursday called on Nepal’s newly elected government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, to take immediate steps to strengthen human ri...