Category: Human Rights

(New York) – The interim government in Bangladesh should ensure that security forces act with neutrality and respect the rule of law to prosecute political violence, Human Rights Watch said today. A United Nations report has found that law enforcement agencies, including the police, border guards, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and intelligence agencies, had engaged in serious […]

Chinese companies are increasingly using defamation lawsuits to silence foreign research institutions that publish reports critical of their business practices, particularly allegations of human rights abuses such as forced labor. This legal strategy is aimed at quashing damaging research, which has triggered international debates and, in some cases, led to export restrictions. One high-profile case […]

In addition to those killed by the former government’s security and intelligence services alongside Awami League party associates, a report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into the alleged crimes indicated that thousands were injured, including one youngster who was shot in the hand at point-blank range for throwing […]

The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, has raised significant concerns regarding Greece’s treatment of migrants and the human rights of Roma communities. His remarks, issued after a recent visit to the country, highlighted systemic issues in the treatment of asylum seekers, border operations, and the ongoing discrimination against Roma. O’Flaherty’s visit, […]

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has suspended its US-funded operations following President Donald Trump’s executive order freezing foreign aid, marking the first suspension in the organization’s history. The NRC, which provides life-saving support across more than 20 countries, including Ukraine, Afghanistan, Sudan, and Burkina Faso, expressed deep concern over the impact of the aid freeze […]

Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council held a session exploring reforms of global economic rules to better align with human rights. Specifically, experts discussed developing indicators to measure progress other than Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The shortfalls of measuring a country’s headway using GDP is an issue of rising importance on global agendas and […]

It has been two months since Bashar al-Assad, the former president of Syria, was forced to flee the country, as rebel forces – now installed as the interim government – advanced on Damascus, putting an end to 50 years of autocratic rule and nearly14 years of civil war. The country’s de facto rulers face monumental […]

Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi PhD student at Leeds University, has been released after serving nearly two years in Saudi detention following a controversial 34-year sentence for tweets advocating for women’s rights. Her arrest in January 2021 occurred just days before her planned return to the UK. Saudi authorities charged al-Shehab with undermining public order and […]

The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) has voiced its grave concern over the discovery of mass graves containing dozens of migrant bodies in southeastern Libya. The findings, revealed on Monday, have further highlighted the dangers faced by migrants traversing Libya on their perilous journey to Europe. On Sunday, Libyan authorities announced the discovery […]

Nineteen bodies were discovered in Jakharrah, around 400 km south of the coastal city of Benghazi, while at least 30 more were found in a mass grave in the Alkufra desert in the southeast. It is believed the second grave may contain as many as 70 bodies. It is not yet known how the people […]