Category: Human Rights

A German regional court has sentenced a former Syrian military doctor, identified as Alaa M., to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and murder committed during the Syrian civil war. The Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) of Frankfurt found that Alaa M. actively participated in the Assad regime’s campaign against opposition members by torturing […]

In Nepal’s latest attempt to silence online speech, police are trying to arrest a well-known journalist who published on his YouTube channel claims about the business interests of a leading political family. Dil Bhushan Pathak reported three weeks ago about the alleged investments of a member of a political family. Kathmandu’s district court issued an […]

June 18, 2025 Arusha, Tanzania — Two prominent East African human rights advocates, Boniface Mwangi of Kenya and Agather Atuhaire of Uganda, have jointly filed legal actions against the governments of Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda, alleging state-sponsored abduction and torture in a case that is drawing intense regional and international scrutiny. The duo, both long-standing […]

As the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan remains amongst the most severe in the world, the European Commission will provide €161 in humanitarian aid to help the most vulnerable Afghans in the country and in the broader region. This funding will support humanitarian organisations working inside Afghanistan with over €141 million, while also responding to the […]

“It is an alarm bell: the louder it rings, the greater the threat of genocide,” he warned. As part of its core mission to combat hatred, discrimination, racism and inequality, the UN is stepping up efforts to challenge hate speech wherever it arises. “Hate speech is poison in the well of society. It has paved […]

Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the deadly attack on the Yelewata farming community in Benue State, where approximately 200 people were killed. The attack, carried out by armed assailants late Friday, is part of a wave of escalating violence in the region. Human Rights Groups Demand Action Amnesty International urged the Nigerian government to take […]

On June 16, 2025, Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report highlighting the persistent underinvestment in education by African governments, warning that millions of children are being denied access to quality public education. The announcement coincided with the African Union’s Day of the African Child, which focuses on children’s rights and education reform. Failure to […]

This will entail cutting just under half of all senior positions at the agency’s Geneva headquarters and regional bureaux.  Around 3,500 permanent staff posts have been discontinued, hundreds of temporary staff positions have been terminated, and some offices have been downsized or closed worldwide. According to the report, decisions on where to cut costs were […]

The UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) report found that Israeli forces have used airstrikes, shelling, burning, and controlled demolitions to damage or destroy more than 90 per cent of schools and university buildings across Gaza. This destruction in the wake of the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel […]

El Fasher, Sudan — In a tragic development underscoring the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Father Luka Jomo, a Catholic parish priest serving in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, was killed during a violent assault on the city by paramilitary forces. The attack occurred two days ago and is part of a […]