Category: Human Rights

This will entail cutting just under half of all senior positions at the agency’s Geneva headquarters and regional bureaux.  Around 3,500 permanent staff posts have been discontinued, hundreds of temporary staff positions have been terminated, and some offices have been downsized or closed worldwide. According to the report, decisions on where to cut costs were […]

The UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) report found that Israeli forces have used airstrikes, shelling, burning, and controlled demolitions to damage or destroy more than 90 per cent of schools and university buildings across Gaza. This destruction in the wake of the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel […]

El Fasher, Sudan — In a tragic development underscoring the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Father Luka Jomo, a Catholic parish priest serving in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, was killed during a violent assault on the city by paramilitary forces. The attack occurred two days ago and is part of a […]

A decade ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Nelson Mandela Rules — a set of 122 guidelines setting minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners, inspired by one of the world’s most influential former political prisoners – the South African civil rights icon, Nelson Mandela. These rules aim to ensure safety, security and respect […]

Kyiv / Paris — At least 29 Ukrainian journalists have been detained by Russian authorities for their independent reporting on the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a new report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Most of the journalists were arrested in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, where media freedom has been severely curtailed since the start […]

Last week marked three months since Olivier Monodji, editor of Le Pays and a correspondent for Radio France Internationale, and Mahamat Saleh Alhissein, a reporter with state broadcaster Télé Tchad, were arrested in Chad. There are other co-accused in their case. Prosecutors alleged the journalists colluded with the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary group present in Central Africa and […]

CAIRO, EGYPT – People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has been detained by Egyptian authorities while attempting to participate in a protest march to the Gaza border. Murphy, along with other Irish activists, was among hundreds of demonstrators facing mass detentions in Cairo as part of the Global March to Gaza. Protest and Detentions The […]

The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) is the first entity of its kind established by the UN General Assembly in June 2023. It is dedicated to determining the fate and whereabouts of all missing persons in Syria and supporting survivors and families of the missing. Here are five key […]

The Sport & Rights Alliance has called on FIFA to take immediate action to uphold human rights commitments ahead of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The organization warns that rising threats to civil liberties, particularly in the U.S., could undermine FIFA’s stated commitments […]

The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement has urged Belgium to take concrete action against systemic racism affecting Africans and people of African descent. The findings, released after a 10-day investigation, highlight racial profiling, police brutality, and disproportionate incarceration rates as key concerns. Colonial Legacy and Institutional […]