Category: Human Rights

Geneva | June, 2025 – Organized crime is a growing but under-recognized driver of forced displacement globally, responsible for displacing at least 1.2 million people in 2024 alone, according to a report delivered Tuesday by UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, at the UN Human Rights Council […]

Washington, D.C. | June 24, 2025 – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted an emergency application from the federal government to stay a lower court injunction, enabling the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume deporting migrants with minimal notice while litigation proceeds. The ruling—decided by a six-justice majority—temporarily lifts an April order from […]

(Seoul) – South Korea’s new government should adopt measures to address human rights problems in the country and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to President Lee Jae-myung. It is critically important for the government to bolster democratic institutions, end entrenched discrimination, protect digital rights, and promote North Koreans’ human rights. President Lee took […]

The European Union will deliver €20 million in humanitarian aid to support vulnerable refugees living in Türkiye. The funding will be channelled to humanitarian partners working in the country, in close cooperation with Turkish authorities, to address refugees’ basic needs such as protection, health, water and sanitation and education in emergencies.  The aid will target […]

Of the record 83 million people internally displaced worldwide, at least 1.2 million were displaced by crime-related violence in 2024 – more than double the 2023 figure – amid a global decline in support for international norms, human rights and the rule of law. The growing reach of organised crime in driving displacement and rights […]

GENEVA, — A United Nations human rights expert has called on governments worldwide to strengthen protections for migrants amid growing concerns over enforced disappearances, which affect thousands of people each year during migration journeys. Gehad Madi, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, issued the appeal on Friday, warning that migrants remain […]

GENEVA, June 2025 — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has issued a stark warning over the rapidly worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, calling for immediate international action as violence escalates across North Darfur and Kordofan. Türk expressed deep alarm over mounting reports of civilian casualties, sexual violence, […]

While hotspots include Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Palestine, displacement affects every region of the world. In the lead-up to World Refugee Day, Friday, the UN is spotlighting the importance of solidarity with refugees through support, solutions, and the power of storytelling. Zahra Nader: Reporting from exile Ahead of World Refugee Day, UN News spoke […]

UN and Human Rights Watch condemn conscription of children and abuses under junta rule June 21, 2025 – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Myanmar’s military junta to immediately cease the recruitment and use of child soldiers, citing a sharp rise in violations against children since the 2021 coup. The appeal follows the junta’s […]

The United Kingdom government has just published draft legislation seeking to “reform” key disability-related aspects of its complex social security system. While the government claims its moves “will protect the most vulnerable,” in reality its plans to cut £4.5 billion in disability-linked benefits by 2030 will have a devastating impact on people’s rights. The bill proposes […]