Category: Human Rights

WASHINGTON — Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the U.S. government to immediately halt the transfer of immigrant detainees to the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, citing reports of “abusive and inhumane” conditions that may constitute ill-treatment. The appeal follows interviews with Venezuelan migrants held at the facility in early 2025. Detainees reported being transported […]

Adapted from jurist.org article by L. Ali Khan and Edited by Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURISTSeptember 5, 2025 States are increasingly engaging in extraterritorial (ET) killings—state-led assassinations carried out beyond national borders—despite clear prohibitions under international law. These actions often bypass judicial oversight, undermining fundamental human rights, particularly the right to life and due process. […]

Pacific leaders preparing to gather for the Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands this month have accepted a collective responsibility: to act decisively for the many Indigenous communities already living the sobering realities of climate displacement. Over the last decades, abnormally high “king tides” and storms forced one such community, the Solomon Islander people of […]

“They burned everything,” said one witness of a shelling attack in the Zamzam displacement camp in war-torn Darfur. “They claimed they only wanted to fight soldiers, but they punished the whole community.” The war crimes and human rights violations perpetrated by all parties to the conflict between the military government and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) […]

Momentum is mounting for a new global treaty to secure every child’s right to free education. This week, countries gathered at the United Nations in Geneva to advance negotiations on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The proposed treaty would close a gap in international law. The convention guarantees free primary […]

Ajith Sunghay, Head of OHCHR’s Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), told UN News that the escalation has caused extensive destruction to residential buildings in southern parts of North Gaza governorate and in northeastern areas of Gaza City. This has led to further civilian casualties and forced displacement.  Local health authorities reported that 816 […]

(Istanbul, September 4, 2025) – The trial of 13 law enforcement officers charged with the death in custody of Ahmet Güreşçi and the torture of his older brother Sabri Güreşçi on February 11, 2023, offers a rare opportunity for justice, Human Rights Watch said today. The first hearing in the trial begins on September 9, […]

📍 Geneva, Switzerland — A United Nations human rights expert has called on Brazil to repeal its Parental Alienation Law, saying it harms survivors of abuse and goes against international standards for gender equality and child protection. Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, praised a new bill introduced by […]

📍 Jakarta, Indonesia — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Indonesian authorities to investigate a series of assaults, threats, and acts of intimidation against journalists covering nationwide protests that erupted on August 25. The demonstrations, sparked by grievances over low wages, tax hikes, and legislative pay increases, reportedly led to at least […]

📍 Paris, France — Nearly ten months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, French judicial authorities have intensified efforts to hold senior Syrian officials accountable for war crimes. On September 2, French judges issued seven arrest warrants targeting former high-ranking members of the Assad government, including the ex-president himself, in connection with the 2012 […]