Category: Human Rights

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 […]

On February 6, 2025, the global community will unite once again to honor the lives of migrants who have died, gone missing, or suffered enforced disappearances while attempting to cross dangerous borders. This marks the 10th anniversary of Commemor-Action, a movement that started in 2014 to remember the victims of the Tarajal massacre, when 15 […]

The European Union allocated an additional €1 million to the cholera response in South Sudan, as the situation in the country is deteriorating. This emergency funding, coming on top of €1 million allocated in November 2024 for the cholera epidemic, will support our humanitarian partners in replenishing emergency stocks, case management and coordination.  The South […]

In the midst of escalating violence in Sudan, the most vulnerable continue to bear the brunt of the conflict. Recent reports from the United Nations and humanitarian organizations paint a grim picture, with children caught in the crossfire of relentless fighting. On February 3, shelling in Kadugli, South Kordofan State, claimed the lives of 21 […]

The United Nations Human Rights Council is set to hold a special session on February 7 in Geneva, prompted by escalating violence in Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) now under the control of the M23 rebel group. The session, requested by the DRC government, will focus on the human […]

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has made a firm commitment to never withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) despite mounting challenges surrounding illegal migration. Speaking at the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace, Starmer outlined his government’s strategy for addressing illegal migration, emphasizing a cooperative approach with European nations and […]

Battling extensive racial prejudice, she broke many barriers, including as the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera. UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld hailed her contributions to art and diplomacy, which live on in her legacy as an inspiration for generations to come. Watch UN Video’s latest Stories from the UN Archive episode below: […]