Category: Human Rights

In regions like Gaza, Afghanistan, and Syria, children endure unimaginable suffering—victims of conflict, displacement, and deprivation. Their plight transcends religious, racial, and national boundaries, compelling a collective human response rooted in empathy and compassion. In Gaza, the aftermath of ongoing hostilities has left over 1,500 children with severe injuries, including amputations, while many others suffer […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, a closely watched case that could reshape how students with disabilities seek legal recourse under federal anti-discrimination laws. At the core of the case is a challenge to the legal threshold required for students with disabilities to prove they were […]

According to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), over 250,000 Afghans returned in April alone – among them, 96,000 who were forcibly deported. The agency voiced particular alarm over the fate of women and girls, who face increasing repression under Taliban rule. The large-scale returns are putting even greater pressure on already stretched humanitarian resources and […]

(Amman) – Jordanian authorities have forcibly evicted and demolished homes and shops in an informal Palestinian refugee camp in Amman without adequate consultation, notice, compensation process, relocation assistance, or means of redress as part of a road expansion project, Human Rights Watch said today. More families are expected to be affected as the project continues. The urban […]

The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has called on Bulgaria to adhere to a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) interim order halting the demolition of Roma homes in Sofia’s Zaharna Fabrika district. Despite the ECHR’s directive, over 200 individuals have been left homeless, lacking basic necessities and state support . The ECHR’s interim […]

In February 2025, the UK Home Office introduced revised guidelines for assessing the “good character” requirement in British citizenship applications. Effective from 10 February 2025, these changes stipulate that individuals who entered the UK without the necessary documentation—particularly through irregular means such as small boat crossings or hiding in vehicles—will “normally” be refused citizenship, regardless […]

The Palestinian co-director of the documentary, Basel Adra, delivered remarks to the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Ambassador Riyad Mansour of the Observer State of Palestine and Israeli Human Rights lawyer Netta Amar Schiff – who joined via videolink – also took part. No Other Land, directed by […]

(New York, April 28, 2025) – Autonomous weapons systems pose grave risks to human rights during both war and peacetime, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Governments should tackle the concerns raised by such weapons systems, known as “killer robots,” by negotiating a multinational treaty to address the dangers.  The 61-page report, […]

The action plan, spearheaded by the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, was launched in January this year amid deepening political and social tensions and a resurgence of “insidious centuries-old myths”, said a joint statement from the top UN officials leading the effort. The […]

Ethnic Malay Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand shot dead Pongkorn Chumapan, 16, and wounded Pokanit Morasin, 12, on Tuesday when they attacked a pickup truck taking Buddhist monks and novices from Wat Kura temple to collect alms in Songkhla province’s Sabayoi district. Children have frequently been victims of the separatist conflict in Thailand’s southern border provinces, […]