Category: Human Rights

A new book on their work underlines the chaos of the time, and the difficult decisions they had to make, knowing that for every person they saved, many more would be killed. Saints and Liars, by Debórah Dwork, the Director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity at […]

Ahead of Egypt’s scheduled review by the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on January 30, 2025, human rights organizations have raised alarm over the arbitrary detention and harassment of activists. Amnesty International reported on January 29 that Egyptian authorities have been investigating and detaining several high-profile critics, including politicians and activists, in a clear […]

By Yurii Sheliazenkho Jehovah’s Witness Volodymyr Baranov was placed to pre-trial detention by Darnitsky District Court of Kyiv, judge Olha Prosalova. The court decided he could be released on the bail 180 000 UAH. It was not a public hearing, I was denied in entering the hearings despite I provided my credentials as a journalist […]

Students in the French overseas department of Mayotte are returning to school this week, a month-and-a-half after a devastating cyclone leveled homes and infrastructure on the Indian Ocean islands. Mayotte, a former French colony, was already the poorest part of France and on nearly every social indicator, one of the worst-off parts of the European Union. Reconstruction […]

HELSINKI/WARSAW, 27 January 2025 – This year we mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. As the living memory of the Holocaust fades, we have a profound responsibility to commemorate the victims of this atrocity and to understand its ongoing meaning and consequences, the OSCE said on today’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “Anti-Semitism […]

The European Commission today announced new humanitarian support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with an initial amount of €60 million for 2025. Following the latest developments in the East of the country, the European Union stands ready to boost emergency assistance, particularly for the newly displaced populations in and around Goma. The […]

In a somber update, Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer confirmed that eight of the 33 Israeli hostages Hamas has agreed to release as part of a ceasefire deal are dead. The remaining 25 hostages, according to a list provided by Hamas, are reported to still be alive. The hostages are part of the initial phase […]

Since January 20, Mexico has received at least 4,094 deported migrants from the United States, with the majority being Mexican nationals, according to President Claudia Sheinbaum. This wave of deportations includes multiple flights carrying repatriated individuals, with four planes arriving over the weekend. Sheinbaum emphasized that Mexico has long been involved in repatriation efforts with […]

The findings from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria detail crimes against humanity and war crimes that left a legacy of trauma for countless Syrians, representing some of the worst violations of international law committed during more than a decade of brutal conflict. “We stand at a critical juncture. The caretaker government and […]

In a recent meeting between UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg and Houthi chief negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam in Muscat, Oman, the ongoing issue of detained UN staff in Yemen was a key point of discussion. Grundberg strongly condemned the continued detention of UN personnel, which has escalated in recent months. He called for the […]