Category: Human Rights

Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Anas Al Sharif was among five Palestinians Staff killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, August 10, 2025 targeting a tented area in Gaza City, according to local reports. The incident occurred amid ongoing military operations in the region, which have intensified following the October 7 Hamas-led attack. Al Sharif, known […]

In recent days, two Palestinian armed groups have released videos of hostages that underscore the horrendous conditions they are facing.  On August 1, Hamas’ armed wing published two videos showing an emaciated 24-year-old Evyatar David in a tunnel, first sitting next to a chart that he says tracks his extremely limited food intake and then […]

(Nairobi) – The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group killed more than 40 people, including several children, with guns and machetes during a nighttime church gathering on July 26-27, 2025, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. Several other children were abducted and remain missing. The Ugandan-led ADF pledged allegiance to the […]

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has upheld Oklahoma Senate Bill 613, which prohibits gender-affirming medical care for individuals under 18. The ruling, issued in Poe et al. v. Drummond et al., affirms a lower court’s decision that the law does not violate constitutional protections. Legal Reasoning and Precedent The court found […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Vietnamese government to release two imprisoned activists, Can Thi Theu and Le Dinh Luong, citing serious medical concerns and inadequate healthcare in detention. Activists Facing Severe Health Issues According to HRW, both individuals are suffering from deteriorating health and have not received sufficient medical treatment while incarcerated. […]

An estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples live across 90 countries, representing 5,000 different cultures. Without proper safeguards, AI risks harming Indigenous rights through inequitable distribution of the groundbreaking technology, environmental damage and the reinforcement of damaging colonial legacies. The growing amount of electricity generation needed for AI data centres and other infrastructure is also intensifying […]

(New York) – The Vietnamese government should immediately release two wrongfully imprisoned activists who have developed serious health problems in prison, Human Rights Watch said today. Can Thi Theu, 63, a land rights activist, was recently hospitalized for abdominal pain and fever. Le Dinh Luong, 59, a pro-democracy campaigner, suffers from spinal degeneration and chronic stomach pain. […]

“A complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted,” insisted Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, after the Israeli security cabinet approved a plan which portends a full-scale Israeli military takeover in the battered enclave. The development runs contrary to international law, Mr. Türk continued, referring to a ruling […]

📍 Kyiv / Moscow — August 2025 Human rights monitors and Ukrainian officials have condemned Russia for allegedly establishing a digital “catalogue” to facilitate the coerced adoption of Ukrainian children who were forcibly deported during the ongoing conflict. The catalogue reportedly categorizes minors by age, eye color, and hair color, raising alarm over the commodification […]

📍 Minsk, Belarus — August 2025 A Belarusian court has sentenced journalist Danil Palianski to 10 years in prison on charges of treason, according to local media and press freedom advocates. Palianski has been in detention since September 2024 and is among 37 journalists currently imprisoned in Belarus. 🛑 Crackdown on Independent Media The sentencing […]