Category: Human Rights

The European Union has allocated an additional €15 million in humanitarian aid to address the needs of communities impacted by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, and €14 million in development aid for Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries. These new funds come as the intensifying conflict in Myanmar continues […]

The International Automobile Federation (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, or FIA), the international body governing motor sports, including Formula1, held its annual General Assemblies last week in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.  At the General Assemblies, the federation presented Uzbekistan as the “star of the east,” seemingly without a single reference to Uzbekistan’s deeply problematic human rights record. In recent years, Uzbek […]

The European Union is significantly reinforcing its efforts to protect humanitarian personnel operating in high-danger zones by allocating an additional €4.35 million to the ‘Protect Aid Workers‘ initiative. The decision comes at a time when the work of humanitarian personnel is becoming more and more dangerous. This new funding will support humanitarian staff who experience […]

Azerbaijani authorities have intensified their long-running crackdown on the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, building on years of politically motivated prosecutions and intimidation. In recent months, authorities have increasingly targeted the party’s leadership. On December 19, a court sentenced Murad Sultan, a senior party official, to 30 days of administrative detention. This followed the November […]

The European Commission has successfully relocated a full thermal power plant from Lithuania to Ukraine, completing its largest-ever coordinated logistical operation to date. This unprecedented transfer restores critical energy capacity and directly reinforces Ukraine’s national grid following sustained Russian attacks on its infrastructure. The equipment has been crucial to completing emergency repairs in several parts […]

Two dozen humanitarian workers facing 20 years in prison finally got their day in court on December 4 and 5 on the Greek island of Lesbos after a seven-year wait. We were there. The hearings quickly revealed just how baseless the case against them is. The defendants were associated with a small search and rescue […]

At least 160 people were killed in the blaze at the Wang Fung Court complex, Tai Po district, which was undergoing renovations. Mr. Türk expressed solidarity with the victims and called for civic space to be ensured. Answers and accountability “At a tragic time like this, the space for discussion and debate on issues of major public interest and concern […]

Armenia’s appeals court on November 19 significantly weakened protections against disability-based discrimination and further restricted access to justice for people undergoing disability assessment. The court overturned a progressive ruling by a lower court and held that discrimination “on the basis of disability” can only occur under the law if a person has already been formally recognized […]

UN News asked Astrid Van Genderen Stort, OHCHR chief of external engagement and partnerships, about hers.   “My everyday essentials are my family, a sense of belonging, knowledge, safety and the freedom to speak, do and live the way I deem best,” she responded. With the help of artificial intelligence, UN News has analysed the […]

(Beirut) –The detention of an Emirati dissident in Syria raises serious concerns that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will pressure Syrian authorities to extradite him, Human Rights Watch said today.  An informed source told Human Rights Watch that Syrian authorities detained Jasem al-Shamsi, 55, at a checkpoint in the Damascus countryside on November 6, 2025, […]