Category: Human Rights

(New York) – The United Nations Security Council’s November 8, 2024 sanctions designations for two commanders of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are a positive first step in ensuring consequences for abuses by the force, Human Rights Watch said today. The Security Council imposed an international travel ban and asset freeze on the Rapid Support […]

A federal jury in the US state of Virginia found defense contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. legally responsible for conspiring to torture and otherwise ill-treat three Iraqi men during their detention at Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago. The case, Al Shimari et al. v. CACI, was the first time a US jury heard claims brought […]

Today, the Advisory Committee on Responsible Business Conduct convened for the first time. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Dafna Rand and Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Amy Holman delivered remarks, while the Committee discussed preliminary recommendations to advance human rights and environmental considerations in business […]

(Beirut) – The Iraqi authorities have finally dispersed a first round of compensation payments to people from Sinjar district in northern Iraq for damages to their property both by the Islamic State (ISIS) and the Iraqi and US-led coalition military battles against them, Human Rights Watch said today. The payments were made after years of delay […]

Dr. Nadezhda Buyanova was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly making anti-war remarks concerning Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, during a private medical consultation. “It is appalling to sentence a doctor for unproven private comment in the course of her professional duties,” said Mariana Katzarova, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human […]

One year ago, the United States welcomed the provisional measures order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) calling upon the Syrian regime to immediately take all measures to prevent acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment as well as to prevent the destruction of evidence of such acts. This […]

Johannesburg, South Africa – In a shocking turn of events, the South African government is facing widespread condemnation for its decision to block rescue operations for miners trapped underground. The miners, who had been working in an unlicensed and illegal mine in the country’s North West province, have been stranded for several days after a […]

Speaking to journalists at the UN Office at Geneva ahead of a screening of his new documentary State Of Silence, Mr. Luna insisted that the issue of their safety was everyone’s responsibility. “I think it’s time for us to come out, us citizens, to come out and protect journalism around the world and protect these […]

Actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Theo James kicked the campaign off at the COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, alongside a group of eight displaced people with first-hand knowledge of how the climate crisis is impacting families. The actor has been lending his voice to UNHCR’s urgent call to address the impact of record rising temperatures […]

HomeUnder Secretary Zeya Travels to Algeria and Egypt hide Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Algiers, Algeria, and Cairo, Egypt from November 17-21, 2024, to engage on humanitarian cooperation across the Middle East and Africa, human rights, and partnership to fight trafficking in persons and […]