Category: Human Rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for immediate action to repatriate thousands of nationals trapped in dire conditions at detention camps in northeastern Syria. The organization highlights the life-threatening environment faced by detainees, including women and children, and urges countries to uphold their legal obligations to prosecute those involved in crimes while facilitating reintegration efforts. […]

HELSINKI, 10 February 2025 – This week, representatives from governments, civil society, Jewish communities, and experts across the OSCE region have gathered in Helsinki for the Annual Conference on Addressing Anti-Semitism. The event focuses on strengthening efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance while fostering inclusivity and tolerance in societies. In her opening […]

UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to safeguarding human rights for all individuals, irrespective of race, religion, or ethnicity, during a recent visit to Bangladesh. Speaking at a seminar on democracy and human rights at Dhaka University’s Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building on 5 February, Sanders emphasized that human rights […]

Content and datasets essential for research, policy making, transparency, and accountability began to disappear from US government websites beginning late Friday, January 31, with little information as to why or whether there would be future accessibility. An unknown number of pages and datasets from agencies across the government have been removed, including from the US Census Bureau, […]

This figure represents a threefold increase from the previous week, when at least 89 civilians lost their lives amid the ongoing hostilities.The crisis is compounded by intensifying violence in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, where a humanitarian catastrophe looms, according to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami. Escalation of violence This week, […]

The United Nations leadership and its member countries need a backup plan to ensure lifesaving UN humanitarian aid and human rights work continue. This is necessary because the UN’s top financial contributor—the United States—cannot be trusted to honor its commitments. Since taking office, President Donald J. Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders with […]

Press freedom advocates are once again calling on Sri Lanka to confront its ongoing issue of impunity in journalist killings, following the recent decision to drop charges against key suspects in the 2009 murder of investigative journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) criticized the country’s failure to secure accountability for Wickrematunge’s extrajudicial […]

The court was established by the Rome Statute, negotiated within the UN – but it is a fully independent court set up to try the gravest crimes, including crimes against humanity. Read our explainer here. Thursday’s executive order said the US government would “impose tangible and significant consequences” on ICC officials who work on investigations […]

Catatumbo: Caught Between Violence and the Call for Peace Small building with a mural of a parrot and the slogan “La Paz Es Mi Cuento.” Credit: Camila Castellanos. Camila Castellanos* Colombia’s Catatumbo region has been engulfed in a deepening humanitarian crisis for the past three weeks. More than 50,000 people have been forcibly displaced, over […]

On February 6, 2023, Türkiye’s southern provinces were hit with devastating earthquakes that left more than 53,000 people dead and over 107,000 injured. The earthquakes exposed the decades’ long failure of municipalities, and other public authorities to ensure builders’ compliance with safe building standards. Yet two years on, there is little sign of accountability for […]