Category: Human Rights

“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…Any such attack on Goma risks catastrophic impacts on hundreds of thousands of civilians, putting them at heightened exposure to human rights violations and abuses,” said […]

Within hours of his inauguration, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order purporting to restrict citizenship by birth on US soil. Under its terms, starting next month, children born in the United States to parents who are undocumented, or whose immigration status is only temporary, would no longer come into the world as US citizens. […]

Yemen’s Houthi group announced on January 22, 2025, the release of the 25 crew members from the Galaxy Leader vessel, which had been seized by the group in November 2023. The release comes as part of efforts to support the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, following the mediation of Oman. The Houthi group stated that […]

The United Nations is set to launch an appeal for $910 million to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria, a region severely impacted by an Islamist insurgency since 2009 and recent flooding. This appeal, the largest of its kind in West and Central Africa, aims to assist 3.6 million people out of the […]

A recent report by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) highlights growing concerns over the independence and safety of lawyers in Eswatini, two years after the assassination of prominent human rights lawyer and political activist Thulani Maseko. The report underscores the chilling impact his murder has had on the legal community, particularly for those handling […]

The United Nations has called on Thailand to immediately halt the deportation of 48 Uyghur detainees to China, citing concerns over the risk of torture, enforced disappearance, and other human rights violations. The UN emphasized Thailand’s obligation under the principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits returning individuals to countries where they face serious harm. The Uyghurs, […]

The Iraqi parliament’s recent passage of a law permitting child marriage has sparked widespread condemnation from both women’s rights organizations and political figures. The controversial legislation allows girls as young as nine years old to marry, drawing strong criticism from activists who argue that the law effectively legitimizes child exploitation and abuse. The new law, […]

Between 16 and 18 January, at least three civilians were killed and 14 injured in shelling and other attacks impacting Manbij, Ain al-Arab and other villages near the Tishreen Dam in the eastern Aleppo region. UN partners also reported that shops in the main market were damaged when an improvised bomb detonated inside a car […]

Human rights organizations have raised alarms over the use of Georgia’s criminal justice system to suppress political opposition, following the sentencing of two activists involved in protests against a controversial “foreign influence” law. Amnesty International condemned the sentences, calling them a “parody of justice” and criticizing the government for its treatment of protesters. Denis Krivosheev, […]

A group of 22 state attorneys general, predominantly from Democratic-led states, have filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, asserts that the executive order violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United […]