Category: Human Rights

As ongoing talks for a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hamas unfold, families of the hostages held in Gaza are cautiously optimistic. In recent discussions, Hamas has reportedly agreed to release a list of 34 hostages, a step forward in the prolonged negotiations that have left many families in limbo since the October 7, 2024 […]

2025-2026 Henigson Fellowship Application Now Open The Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that the application for the 2025-2026 Henigson Fellowship is now open.  The post-graduate fellowship is open to Harvard Law School graduates only. The application deadline is on March 17, 2025. Prospective applicants must email HRP Associate Director Abadir M. Ibrahim ([email protected]) […]

On January 9, 2025, Lebanon’s parliament elected military commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a two-year political deadlock in the country that resulted in a leadership and governance vacuum. In his first remarks to parliament, President Aoun said that “a new phase of Lebanon’s history has begun” and vowed to “protect the sanctity of individual […]

María Corina Machado, a prominent figure in Venezuela’s opposition movement, was arrested by government security forces on Thursday as she left a political rally in the capital city, Caracas. The arrest marks a significant escalation in the ongoing political tension between the Venezuelan government and its critics. Machado, the leader of the Vente Venezuela party, […]

Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality, will visit Poland tomorrow and Saturday on 10-11 January. In particular, she will meet with the Minister of the Interior, Tomasz Siemoniak, and the Minister of Equality, Katarzyna Kotula, to discuss, inter alia, the future EU preparedness strategy and the roadmap on women’s rights. During her […]

Amnesty International has condemned the murder of Lim Kimya, a former member of Cambodia’s opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), who was shot and killed in Bangkok on Tuesday. Lim Kimya, a vocal critic of the Cambodian government, was traveling from Siem Reap, Cambodia, with his wife and uncle when a gunman ambushed him. According […]

Thirteen civilians were killed, and 110 injured, when two aerial bombs struck an industrial facility in the southern city. This marks the largest number of casualties HRMMU has recorded since a residential building in Dnipro city was struck on 14 January 2023, and the deadliest since a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, was hit on […]

The text of the following joint statement was released by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union and the Governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, and the United Kingdom to address the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. We are deeply concerned […]

Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist detained in Iran since December 19, has been released and is on her way back to Italy, following intensive diplomatic efforts. A plane carrying Sala took off from Tehran after significant work by Italian authorities through both diplomatic and intelligence channels. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed the news, informing […]