Category: Human Rights

It has been over 3 months since the Pakistani government announced that undocumented Afghans had to leave the country or face deportation. Since then, almost 500,000 Afghans have been forced to return to their homeland. Supported by EU funding, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been on the ground at the border crossings and in […]

The UN Children’s Fund’s investigation, Pathways to Better Protection, reveals that children with disabilities account for up to 87 per cent of those in care, where data is available. In addition, the numbers of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in such institutions in western Europe is on the rise. “We have a long way to go […]

On January 14, unknown assailants attempted to break into the Kyiv apartment of Ukrainian journalist Yurii Nikolov, co-founder and editor of anti-corruption media investigative project Nashi Groshi (Our Money). Nikolov’s mother, who was home at the time, heard unknown men banging on the door, yelling threats, and demanding to “talk” to Nikolov. They then slapped […]

The court documents reveal a horrifying list of alleged crimes perpetrated by Mr. Epstein, including sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, rape, sex trafficking, slavery, torture and the forced disappearance of women and children.   Mr. Epstein died in August 2019 after prison guards in New York found him unresponsive in his jail cell where he was […]

Yemen’s Houthis are making headlines as they launch missile strikes against civilian ships and crews in the Red Sea, which may amount to war crimes, which they say they will continue to do until Israel lifts its unlawful blockade of Gaza. But less attention is paid to how Houthis block water from reaching civilians in […]

“It is still a bit scary. I’m afraid it might all start again, what happened before — the explosions,” admits 18-year-old Ihor. “But I’m getting used to the idea that everything is fine and that the war will end soon.” Ihor lives in the village of Pervomaiske, roughly 400km south of Kyiv. Following Russia’s full-scale […]

The experts had previously written to the authorities after receiving information about three cases regarding allegations of sexual abuse of several children by their fathers and violations against the mothers who sought to protect them. In addition, the experts found that, according to the allegations, the children were victims of sexual abuse or at high […]

(Nairobi) – Rwandan authorities should release journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga, also known as Cyuma Hassan, and urgently investigate serious torture allegations he has made and ensure his rights to freedom of expression, a fair trial and to freedom from torture and ill treatment are respected, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities’ failure to transparently account […]

In 2023, the EU and its Member States retained their position as one of the largest global humanitarian donors. Over the past 12 months the international community has focused on the rising number of people at risk around the world due to multiple converging emergences: from health crises and natural hazards to conflicts like those […]

Hundreds of people across the country were killed or wounded in drone and missile strikes in the 10-day period between 29 December and 8 January alone. “Civilian casualties had been steadily decreasing in 2023 but the wave of attacks in late December and early January violently interrupted that trend,” said Danielle Bell, head of the […]