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EDITORIAL: Human rights compliance

‘Human rights are part of our DNA’: UN launches global alliance to counter rising threats

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has launched a Global Alliance for Human Rights, a broad coalition aimed at placing the issue at the heart of decision-making, when conflict leve...

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...

New claims of human rights violations center on Texas ICE detention camp

A new report by Human Rights Watch and the ACLU accuses the U.S. government of beatings, denied medical care, and cutting detainees off from lawyers at a Texas ICE lockup.

Rights report: immigration raids in US state Minnesota violated human rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday detailed abuse endured by communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul—two cities in the US state of Minnesota—during the occupation of the area by...

Latest research flags Zimbabwe’s human rights record again

NEW data has flagged Zimbabwe’s human rights record, highlighting gaps in basic rights such as housing, food and emphasising how people do not feel safe from state abuse. The lates...

UN Raises Alarm Over A Sharp Rise in Human Rights Abuses and Cholera-Related Deaths in Sudan

UNITED NATIONS, July 13 (IPS) - Throughout 2026, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan has deteriorated significantly, prompting the United Nations (UN) to raise alarm over the escalat...

Rights defender killings hit record high as UN pushes to shore up humanitarian action

Attacks against human right defenders have reached record levels over the past year, according to a new report issued on Wednesday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR.Read the ful...

HRW: Indonesia violating human rights under the guise of security measures

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Indonesia to rescind its newly implemented policies to fight street crime, citing concerns that these measures would result in excess...

UN Rights Commissioner: attacks on rights defenders reached alarming levels in 2025

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report on Wednesday documenting record level attacks against human rights defenders in 2025. The Special Ra...

Old and new challenges for the Human Rights Council as it turns 20

It’s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world’s principal forum tasked with promoting and defending fundamental rights everywhere, particul...

Masvingo, Manicaland provinces record highest human rights violations in May – report

THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) recorded 140 human rights violations affecting 5,350 people across the country in May, with Masvingo and Manicaland provinces registering the highe...

US: Democracy at Risk

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UN Group Writes FG, Warns Against Violation of Women, Girls’ Rights in Nigeria

• Says Christians, other religious minority communities targeted •Calls for prosecution of perpetrators, remedies for victims and survivors Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja A group of Unite...

Human rights abuse allegations continue to rise in the mining sector, report finds

Over the last several years, the United States and European Union have intensified efforts to secure the minerals needed for a clean energy transition. Officials have fast-tracked...

Rights group urges DRC to end support for armed group over human rights violations

Amnesty International called on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s authorities on Thursday to cease their support for the Collective of Movements for Change-People’s Defe...

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Global Failure to Protect Right to Health in Conflict

Click to expand Image A man stands on the debris at the site of a drug rehabilitation ho...

Natural, Thus Universal, Human Rights

Casey Chalk, The Acton Institute It was admittedly a surprising circumstance for a debate on natural rights. On September 4 of last year, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) was speaking dur...

RightsCon’s Cancellation Signals a Growing Threat to Human Rights and Digital Freedoms

NEW YORK, June 19 (IPS) - RightsCon, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, has served for over a decade as a vital global gathering, bringing together civ...

Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Activists Top List of Perpetrators in April Rights Abuses Report

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Peace Project says the country's human rights environment remains under pressure after recording 145 violations affecting 3,675 people in April, with ac...

Police, Protests & Rights

After the murder of Michael Brown, protests took place which led to additional conflicts between citizens and police. Initially, the police met the protestors like an invading army...

Support Builds to Protect Children from Crimes Against Humanity

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UN expert raises concern about the deterioration of human rights in Eritrea

A UN expert on Friday warned that the human rights landscape in Eritrea is continuing to deteriorate, as concerns grow regarding the ongoing use of enforced disappearances, indefin...