Category: Human Rights

Following the submission of their amicus brief, on May 15, 2025, HRP Director Professor Gerald L. Neuman, along with Professors Kristin Collins and Rachel Rosenbloom, published an opinion piece. “Another Reason Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order is Unlawful” critiques President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14,60, which denies birthright citizenship to children born in the United States […]

(Nairobi) – A coalition of Congolese army-backed militias known as the “Wazalendo” have recently committed widespread abuses against civilians in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today.  The Congolese government has supported the Wazalendo (“patriots” in Swahili) to fight against the abusive M23, although the extent of the army’s command […]

Today, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will receive the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. Together with the Chairperson of the African Union and Minister of External relations of Angola, Tete António, ministers will gather in Brussels for the European Union-African Union (EU-AU) ministerial in Brussels. Commissioner for […]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Cambodian authorities to immediately release Ouk Mao, a local environmental journalist detained on May 7 in Sihanoukville while reporting on illegal deforestation and land grabs. Mao, known for his investigations into environmental crimes in Stung Treng province, was reportedly arrested by three plainclothes officers in an […]

Existing supplies of basic necessities have been running dangerously low and on Wednesday the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said that its nutrition stocks to prevent increasing malnutrition “are almost gone”. “Humanitarian assistance is being weaponised to serve and support political and military objectives,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. Speaking at […]

Vatican City, May 21, 2025 — In his inaugural general audience as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV issued a heartfelt appeal for the entry of “dignified” humanitarian aid into Gaza and called for an immediate end to hostilities that have disproportionately affected vulnerable populations, including children, the elderly, and the sick. Speaking to tens of thousands […]

New York, NY — May 22, 2025 A coalition of military veterans, religious leaders, and humanitarian organizations has initiated a 40-day “Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza” to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and to demand a halt to U.S. weapons shipments to Israel. The fast commenced today with a news conference at […]

Since September 2023, some three million Afghans have returned – many having been forcibly deported from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran. Often, they arrive exhausted, disoriented, and stripped of their belongings. “They return to a homeland that is dramatically unprepared to receive them,” warned Arafat Jamal, the UNHCR Representative in Afghanistan. UN agencies have stepped in […]

India’s recent deportation of at least 40 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar has ignited widespread condemnation from human rights organizations and the international community. The refugees, including women, children, and elderly individuals, were detained in New Delhi despite holding United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cards, which are typically recognized as proof of refugee status. […]

The Washington University’s Global Studies Law Review published an article by HRP Visiting Fellow, Jonathan Liljeblad: “Indigenizing International Law Education”. Liljeblad’s article explores how law schools can integrate Indigenous knowledge, perspectives, and voices into the teaching of international law to counter colonial legacies. He proposes a framework based on critical and curriculum studies, emphasizing Indigenous […]