Category: Human Rights

Council-appointed experts pointed to grave violations of fundamental rights in Iran, linked to popular protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Sara Hossein, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, said that during peaceful protests, “children were killed and severely injured after being fired at with ammunition containing metal pellets”. The youngsters then faced […]

The funding cuts have severe repercussions for vulnerable migrant communities, exacerbating humanitarian crises and undermining essential support systems for displaced populations, the UN agency said in a statement on Tuesday. The adjustments involve “scaling back or ending projects affecting over 6,000 staff members worldwide” and implementing a structural realignment at headquarters, reducing staffing by approximately […]

In February 2025, a horrific massacre unfolded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where more than 70 Christian civilians were beheaded inside a church in North Kivu. This brutal attack, carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist terrorist group affiliated with ISIS, has shocked the world. The victims, mostly women, […]

A coalition of 20 human rights organizations has called on Bulgaria to suspend the planned deportation of Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi, warning that sending him back to Saudi Arabia would violate international laws protecting individuals from persecution. Al-Khalidi, a longtime advocate for prisoners’ rights, fled Saudi Arabia in 2013 fearing government retaliation for […]

The United Nations has confirmed the deaths of at least 111 Syrian civilians in a series of recent mass killings on the country’s coastal regions, with the true toll believed to be much higher. The deaths occurred in Tartus, Latakia, and Hama governorates, where reports indicate that many of the victims were executed in a […]

(Miri) – Malaysia should move swiftly to strengthen its proposed National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights by ensuring that its key provisions are enforceable, a coalition of three Indigenous, human rights, and environmental groups said today in responding to the Malaysian government’s draft plan. Priorities should include meeting Malaysia’s domestic and international commitments to halt […]

In the early hours of Sunday, 16 March, a fire broke out in a nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, killing 59 people and injuring more than 155. In the immediate aftermath, the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre established contact with the civil protection authorities in North Macedonia to offer solidarity and support. North Macedonia activated […]

In a bold protest inside Trump Tower on Thursday, about 100 demonstrators, including Jewish elders, Holocaust survivors’ descendants, and students, were arrested during a sit-in organized by Jewish Voice for Peace. The protest called for the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and recent Columbia University graduate, who remains detained under controversial circumstances. The […]

“Israel has increasingly employed sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence against Palestinians as part of a broader effort to undermine their right to self-determination,” maintained Chris Sidoti from the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). ‘Increasingly used’ Speaking in Geneva, the human rights lawyer said that “the frequency, prevalence and severity […]

(Nairobi) – Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre of dozens of civilians in and around the western city of Solenzo on March 10 and 11, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should impartially investigate and appropriately prosecute all those responsible for serious crimes. […]