Category: Human Rights

Ministers Norma Foley and Hildegarde Naughton have announced a €27 million investment in disability services for 2025, a €4 million increase from last year, aimed at improving infrastructure for children’s services, day services, respite care, and residential facilities. This funding supports the government’s broader goals outlined in the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024–2026 and […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarm over increasing barriers to sexual and reproductive healthcare in Romania, as women and girls face growing challenges in accessing abortion, contraception, and sexual education. The report, titled ‘It’s Happening Even Without You Noticing’, criticizes the Romanian government’s failure to uphold fundamental reproductive rights. Song Ah Lee, former Finberg […]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that the UK is not required to prevent parliamentary privilege from overriding privacy injunctions. This decision reaffirms the principle of parliamentary sovereignty, which grants UK parliamentarians immunity from external legal actions while performing their duties. The case stemmed from a challenge brought by British businessman Sir […]

The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) is in talks to implement global regulations aimed at reducing the climate impact of international shipping, which accounts for roughly 3% of global emissions. A key proposal on the table is the introduction of a global emissions tax, alongside a new marine fuel standard to curb pollution. Discussions […]

Humanitarian Crisis Escalates as Gaza Faces Ongoing Blockade The humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached critical levels, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling for immediate and unrestricted aid access to the region. As Israel’s blockade continues, now entering its second month, the flow of essential supplies, including food, fuel, medicine, and commercial goods, has been […]

Every day since the end of last month, around 600 Congolese have been crossing the border into Uganda – which hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa – bringing the total sheltering there to nearly 600,000, out of a total of 1.8 million. This “risks overwhelming the country’s capacity as it also responds to the […]

Over 600 people, including children, have been killed or injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war across Syria since December 2024. Extensive contamination from landmines and explosive remnants of war across Syria poses fatal risks to civilians returning home to urban and rural areas. Syria’s transitional government should work with international donors to establish […]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has suspended attorney Erez Reuveni for failing to “zealously advocate on behalf of the United States” after he publicly acknowledged the department’s wrongful deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran national. Garcia, who had been granted “withholding of removal” status by the Board of Immigration Appeals in […]

UN human rights experts have called for an end to the arbitrary and indefinite detention of over 52,000 people in Syria, primarily concentrated in the northeast region. These detainees, mostly accused by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of being members of the Islamic State (ISIL), are being held without trial or due process. Alarmingly, 60% […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Saudi Arabia to release activists and prisoners detained for peacefully exercising their rights, amid continued concerns over the country’s treatment of detainees. Between December 2024 and February 2025, Saudi authorities released 44 prisoners, but HRW has stated that these releases do not signal a significant shift in policy. The […]