Category: Human Rights

The United States congratulates Claudia Sheinbaum on her inauguration.  We also congratulate the people of Mexico for making their voices heard through the democratic process and for this historic day.  We deeply value our strong relationship with Mexico, which is based on shared democratic values, deep economic ties, and strong cultural and familial bonds. We […]

The European Union is carrying out the 2024 edition of its crisis management exercise – EU Integrated Resolve (IR24) from 30 September to 25 October 2024. EU IR24 will test the EU’s preparedness and ability to respond to complex crises of a hybrid nature with internal and external dimensions. The scenario will simulate a multilayered […]

With multiple wildfires breaking out in Greece, and most notably in Northern Peloponnese region, the EU is sending planes to help fight the rapidly spreading flames.  Following Greece’s activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism yesterday afternoon, the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre has immediately mobilised three firefighting aircraft from the rescEU emergency reserves. The […]

“Yet again, another unfathomable attack of the Russian Armed Forces killed and injured civilians, this time at the start of their day at a busy marketplace in Kherson City, south of Ukraine,” Matthias Schmale said in a statement. At least five people were killed, and others injured, according to media reports. Mr. Schmale said the […]

The United States will hold federal elections on November 5. But as people prepare to head to the polls, both voters and election administrators face threats and intimidation from those trying to subvert the democratic process. US election officials should be able to do their jobs in safety. Nevertheless, election administrators in Colorado and Arizona […]

Yesterday, the EU coordinated the first medical evacuation operation directly from Gaza, transferring 8 patients in need of urgent care and 24 accompanying family members to Romania. This is the 5th operation under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, following the activation of the Mechanism by the World Health Organization (WHO) to medically evacuate Palestinian patients […]

From the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, spokesperson Jens Laerke described chaotic scenes across Lebanon as people continued to flee airstrikes that have killed  more than 1,000 people in the past two weeks alone, according to the UN human rights office, OHCHR.  “We should expect further displacement,” Mr. Laerke told journalists in Geneva. “We do […]

“The scale of this tragedy, its impact on survivors, families and communities and the frequency with which we witness deaths in transit constitute an intolerable and utterly soluble, humanitarian crisis,” said Pär Liljert, director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office to the UN, referring to one of the world’s most deadly routes for […]

(Beirut) – A Tunisian judge has detained a prominent activist and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, Sihem Bensedrine, apparently in retaliation for her work on accountability for decades of human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. Tunisian authorities should immediately release her. An investigative judge of a Tunis court ordered Bensedrine detained […]

(Nairobi) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights enshrined in national and international law, Human Rights Watch said today. The ordinance sets out overbroad criteria for inclusion in the database, deprives those listed of due process and an adequate redress mechanism, and puts protection of personal […]