Category: Human Rights

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are reportedly destroying all buildings in the Gaza Strip that are within one kilometre of the Israel-Gaza fence and “clearing the area” to achieve this objective, he said in a statement. Mr. Türk stressed to the Israeli authorities that the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits the occupying Power from destroying property […]

2024-2025 Henigson Fellowship Application Now Open The Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that the application for the 2024-2025 Henigson Fellowship is now open.  The post-graduate fellowship is open to Harvard Law School graduates only. The application deadline is on March 18, 2024. Prospective applicants must email HRP Associate Director Abadir M. Ibrahim ([email protected]) […]

Questions Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud M.D. On the problematic Criminal Code The entire polemic regarding the Criminal Code serves as an example of how the current government’s decision-making process is non-transparent, hurried, and without sufficient and meaningful public participation. We have a commitment to promote, protect and fulfill human rights […]

Northwest Syria is still reeling from the devastation brought on by the earthquakes that hit Türkiye’s southeastern provinces and northern Syria in February 2023, killing at least 60,000 people and injuring many more across both countries. In addition to reaching hundreds of affected communities in both Syria and Türkiye with immediate relief in the aftermath […]

OHCHR denounced all acts of violence against political parties and candidates in the lead-up to Thursday’s vote. Spokesperson Liz Throssell said there have been no less than 24 reported instances in which armed groups have staged attacks against members of political parties. Harassment, arrests and detentions  OHCHR also voiced concern over the pattern of harassment, […]

Irene Khan, the United Nations expert on freedom of expression, concluded her 10-day visit to the Philippines on February 2 by urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to denounce the practice of “red-tagging” and disband the National Task Force on Local Communist Armed Conflict. The agency, which sits under the Office of the President, is notorious […]

 “We were in the hallway trying to leave the house, but only 1 of my sons could get out. I was in the rubble for 2 days before they rescued me,” says 44-year-old Syrian Mustafa. “I thought my whole family was waiting for me outside, but that wasn’t the reality. Only 3 of my children […]

Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite voiced serious concerns that a Supreme Court Justice in the state of North Carolina, Anita Earls, was investigated for comments made regarding the potential role that implicit biases based on race, gender, and political affiliation can play in the Court’s decision-making. “Like other citizens, judges are entitled to freedom of expression, provided they conduct themselves […]

Australia was among a host of countries that imposed fresh sanctions on Myanmar on February 1, the third anniversary of the military coup. The government added five businesses to its list of 16 individuals sanctioned since 2021. Australia has targeted two banks that help fund Myanmar’s junta and its arms purchases, the Myanma Foreign Trade […]

The alleged massacre happened in Welingara village in the Nara region of central Mali on 26 January. Some 30 civilians were also reportedly killed by unidentified gunmen in the Bandiagara region at the weekend. In his call for impartial investigations into the allegations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights emphasized the need for justice […]