Category: Human Rights

“Being from southern Italy, the migration issue is very close to my heart. Southern Italians have always emigrated throughout history, especially during the Second World War and I have in my family people who have emigrated and I am an emigrant myself,” Ms. Dell’Anna said, ahead of a special screening of her film at the […]

The Guna Indigenous community of Ukupa in Panama has announced a plan for the relocation of their entire village out of harm’s way after December flooding rendered homes in the area uninhabitable. Community members chose relocation as a measure of last resort after the floods and now seek government and international support. This is not […]

Libya has expelled 613 Nigerien nationals in one of the largest deportations in recent history, sending them on a perilous journey across the Sahara desert to Niger. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed that the group arrived in Dirkou, Niger, after being transported in a convoy of trucks, marking a significant rise in expulsions […]

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern over disturbing footage circulating on social media, which reportedly depicts the torture of detainees at Gernada prison in eastern Libya. The prison, located approximately 250 kilometers from Benghazi, is operated by military personnel loyal to Khalifa Haftar, leader of the eastern-based Libyan National Army […]

Eron Kiiza, a human rights lawyer representing Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, has been subjected to severe torture after his arrest by Ugandan military forces on January 7, 2025. Kiiza, who was entering a military courtroom to represent Dr. Besigye and his aide Haji Obeid Lutale, was detained without trial, convicted of contempt of […]

United Nations human rights experts have raised grave concerns over the Iranian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the death sentence of Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi, urging the Iranian authorities to annul the verdict and address the serious violations of her rights. Azizi, a prominent women’s rights advocate and humanitarian worker, was sentenced to death following […]

The European Commission will provide new humanitarian support to Syrians, both inside Syria and in neighbouring countries, for an amount of €235 million for 2025. Following the collapse of the former government in Damascus, the EU is working at all levels to boost humanitarian aid delivery, including through launching Humanitarian Air Bridge flights. Today, Commissioner […]

“I arrived, I have to say, with a heavy heart, given the compounded traumas over decades in both countries, but I see signs of new beginnings,” said Volker Türk – speaking in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. On Wednesday, he was in Damascus for his first ever visit to Syria where he called for “urgent reconsideration” […]

Amnesty International (AI) and other human rights groups has called for urgent action against Boko Haram following a brutal attack on civilians in Nigeria’s Borno State that left over 40 people dead. In a statement released on Wednesday, AI condemned the attack, which targeted farmers and fishermen in the Dumba community near Baga. The assault […]

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), in partnership with the AU Department of Peace, Security, and Political Affairs (DPAPS), has launched a fact-finding mission (FFM) to gather reports on human rights violations in Sudan amid the ongoing conflict. The mission is calling for urgent contributions from individuals and organizations to document abuses, […]