Category: Human Rights

Filippo Grandi reported that for the first time in nearly a decade, the number of refugees and other people fleeing war, violence and persecution, has decreased – from 123 million at the end of 2024 to about 117 million today. “This may seem surprising. Because the world has not become safer – on the contrary,” he said, pointing to conflicts in places such as […]

Proposed changes could reintroduce institutionalization and undermine independent living for persons with disabilities. Lima, Peru – November 6, 2025 — A group of United Nations human rights experts has issued a strong warning against a proposed amendment to Peru’s General Law on Persons with Disabilities, cautioning that it could reverse progress on deinstitutionalization and violate […]

Activists, journalists, and opposition figures face incitement and treason charges amid rising censorship concerns. Phnom Penh, Cambodia – November 6, 2025 — Cambodian authorities have arrested 16 individuals for posting political content on social media, sparking international condemnation from Human Rights Watch (HRW) and other civil liberties organizations. The arrests, carried out between August and […]

At the second United Nations Social Summit in Qatar this week, dozens of governments adopted the Doha Political Declaration, renewing their commitments to tackle poverty, create decent work, combat discrimination, expand access to social security, and fulfill human rights. Governments should now match their words with action by enabling the necessary resources to realize these commitments, […]

“We see massive violations of international human rights law, direct attacks on civilians, noncompliance with international humanitarian law, which regulates conduct in relation to hostilities, and that the attacks are largely on civilians,” said Chaloka Beyani, who recently took up his post as Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for the Prevention of Genocide. Mr. Beyani told […]

On November 6, a court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, gave the go-ahead for the trial of twelve activists, eight of whom are students. The group faces charges stemming from their protests against the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), one of the largest fossil fuel infrastructure projects currently under development globally. The activists were […]

António Guterres urges ceasefire compliance and humanitarian scale-up amid deepening crisis in Gaza. Doha, Qatar – November 6, 2025 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a renewed call for Gaza stabilization, urging all parties to uphold ceasefire agreements and commit to a two-state solution. Speaking at the Second World Summit for Social Development, Guterres […]

Share an invitation to a state-sponsored press briefing in Niger and face jail time. That’s the reality for six Nigerien journalists who were arrested last month in the military junta’s latest assault on media freedom. On October 30, police in Niamey, Niger’s capital, arrested Moussa Kaka and Abdoul Aziz of Saraounia TV; Ibro Chaibou and […]

Paris, France – November 6, 2025 — Amnesty International has condemned France’s short-term residency permit system as a systemic violation of migrant workers’ human rights, citing widespread exploitation, poverty, and administrative dysfunction. The findings, published in a report spanning research from April 2024 to September 2025, reveal how the current framework traps thousands of racialized […]

“We are deeply alarmed by mounting reports of grave violations against civilians,” M. Haq said, citing accounts of “executions, sexual violence, humiliation, extortion and attacks” following the capture of El Fasher, the state capital, by the Rapid Support Forces militia last week. According to the UN migration agency, IOM, nearly 82,000 people have fled El […]