Category: Human Rights

On February 27 and 28, 2025, European Union commissioners will conduct an “unprecedented visit” to India, seeking to “upgrade the strategic partnership” and strengthen bilateral trade, economic, technology, and security ties. In a letter sent ahead of the visit, 12 human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, urged EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the […]

“While a number of countries argue that it lies within their national sovereignty, from my perspective, it is incompatible with human dignity and the right to life,” the High Commissioner told Member States, during a discussion about the contribution of judiciaries to advancing human rights over the issue. The punishment had “no place” in the 21st […]

This week marks over 1000 days since three OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) officials were unjustly detained in Donetsk and Luhansk. In response, the OSCE Chair-in-Office and Secretary General have renewed their calls for their immediate release, emphasizing the ongoing human rights violation. The three officials—Vadym Golda, Maxim Petrov, and Dmytro Shabanov—were […]

The Malian government has launched an investigation into the killing of 24 civilians, including women and children, in the Tilemsi commune of Gao region on February 17. Initially, the Malian Armed Forces denied any involvement in the massacre, calling the accusations unfounded and part of a smear campaign by terrorist groups aiming to discredit them. […]

Sunday’s federal elections in Germany were held at a time when Germany’s support for human rights both at home and on the international stage is crucial. Having won the largest share of the votes with 28% and secured Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party the Christian Social […]

On the opening day of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Secretary-General rounded on “warmongers who thumb their nose at international law, international humanitarian law and the UN Charter”. To date, Ukraine has seen more than 12,600 civilians killed, many more injured and entire communities reduced to rubble, Mr. Guterres told the UN’s top […]

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has called on the government to urgently establish a Hybrid Court to ensure accountability for widespread human rights abuses. Speaking at a press conference in Juba on Thursday, UN experts highlighted the growing concern over persistent violations, including entrenched impunity and a lack of governance […]

A British couple in their 70s, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, where they had been running education programmes for nearly two decades. Their daughter, Sarah Entwistle, has urged the British government to intensify efforts to secure their release after more than three weeks of silence from her parents, […]

Thousands of foreign nationals, freed from scam-operating centers in Myanmar, are now stranded on the Thai-Myanmar border in the aftermath of a multinational crackdown, according to sources cited by Reuters. This action comes as part of a larger effort by Myanmar, Thailand, and China to dismantle the criminal networks running online scams in Southeast Asia, […]

WARSAW, 24 February 2025 – As we mark the third year since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, efforts to uphold justice and achieve accountability remain crucial for a just and lasting peace, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today.  In accordance with its mandate, ODIHR continues to document […]