Category: Human Rights

The plight of Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule continues to demand the world’s attention. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, observed from November 25 to December 10 and using the hashtag #16Days, is a crucial moment to unite. The violence women and girls in Afghanistan face is structural and systematic. Girls […]

According to the latest estimates, children now comprise up to half of all armed group members, with recruitment driven by widespread poverty, lack of education and collapse of essential services.   “Children in Haiti are trapped in a vicious cycle – recruited into the very armed groups that are fuelling their desperation, and the numbers are […]

(New York) – Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, should address the country’s many human rights problems by fulfilling and building upon pledges he made in recent election campaigns, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the president on November 18, 2024. Dissanayake was elected president on September 21, and on November 14 […]

With the theme “No Excuse,” the event served as a powerful call to action against gender-based violence, highlighting both progress and the urgent work still required. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres pointed out in his message for the Day, the statistics are sobering: “Every day, 140 women and girls are killed by members of their […]

Today’s United Nations report on the state of Afghanistan’s media is devastating. Since the Taliban took power in August 2021, they have largely destroyed Afghanistan’s media landscape, creating such a climate of fear that Afghan journalists cannot genuinely investigate or report. The Taliban have detained and tortured journalists, severely limited what the media can report, […]

The joint report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, documented 336 cases of human rights violations against media professionals between August 2021 and September 2024. Threats to press freedom   “Journalists and media workers in Afghanistan work under unclear rules on what they can and cannot report, running […]

Victims and survivors of celebratory shootings by Chad’s security forces, that killed at least 11 people on May 9, 2024, are still awaiting justice six months later. In response to an announcement that the then-transitional president had won the presidential election, his loyal forces opened fire over cities and towns in what some described as […]

In light of the particularly active and intense current hurricane season in the Atlantic, the European Union has released more than €5 million in humanitarian aid to support affected populations in the Caribbean and Central America. This corresponds to over €1.5 million to Central America and another €3.5 million to countries in the Caribbean. A […]

Amnesty International has condemned Pakistan’s recent “shoot-on-sight” order against protesters, calling on the government to immediately rescind the directive. The human rights organization emphasized that any use of force must be proportionate, lawful, and strictly necessary to prevent harm, warning that the decision risks violating the fundamental human right to life and undermining the right […]

Special Advisor on International Disability Rights (SAIDR) Sara Minkara will be traveling to the UAE and Bahrain November 19-21.  In the UAE, SAIDR Minkara will participate in the Special Olympics Global Summit in Abu Dhabi, where she will deliver remarks on the importance of inclusive education and shifting the global narrative toward persons with disabilities to […]