Category: Human Rights

In 2022, the EU and its Member States were among the leading donors of humanitarian aid in the world. Last year brought unprecedented humanitarian challenges, mainly driven by climate change, the war in Ukraine, conflict, and disease. And the number of people in need keeps growing in 2023 – according to the UN, more than […]

Monrovia – The former Special Representative of ECOWAS President, to Liberia and HD Facilitator to Liberia, Ambassador Babatunde O. Ajisomo, has expressed as a pressing need for actors in the country to address the issue of war crimes and other human rights violations. Making special statement on occasion marking the 7th anniversary of the commemoration […]

A cross is seen on top of a church steeple as pro-choice demonstrators march to the house of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 9, 2022. (STEFANI REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images) Abortion rights voters are reshaping politics in the coming political season—starting with a special election to the […]

Author: Anna Hayes, JCU As a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member state, China has a responsibility to promote and protect human rights globally. Yet through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing has used economic coercion, inducement, harassment and manipulation to undermine the international human rights framework. This poses a serious threat to […]

13:07, 18 January 2023, Bishkek – 24.kg news agency , by Darya PODOLSKAYA The National Center for Prevention of Torture welcomes the decision of the Oktyabrsky District Court of Bishkek to dismiss the criminal case against Kazakh activists Askhat Zheksebaev and Diana Baimagambetova. The accused were released from custody in the courtroom without being expelled from the republic and returning […]

Justice Watch Ireland (JWI), founded by Dennis McFadden (pictured, inset) in 2013, is now understood to have been a ruse to spy on and sabotage republican and human rights activism. McFadden, who was active in both Sinn Féin and Saoradh, encouraged former IRA prisoners, the Guildford Four’s Gerry Conlon and others to become directors and/or […]

Human bone found on beach in Rancho Palos Verdes Human bone found on beach in Rancho Palos Verdes 01:09 Authorities are investigating the discovery of a human femur bone on the beach in Palos Verdes Estates.  According to a statement from Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, the bone was found on Jan. 13 along the […]

On November 29, 2022, UNRWA issued a statement, according to which, it “recently identified a man-made cavity underneath the grounds of an UNRWA school in Gaza.” UNRWA strongly condemned the construction under its facility, calling it “a serious violation of the Agency’s neutrality and a breach of international law,” which “exposes children and Agency staff to […]

Iran says the US police’s recent brutal murder of an African-American teacher reflects Washington’s hypocritical approach towards the issue of human rights. Speaking to Press TV on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said such instances of violent behavior “against citizens, especially the people of color” were happening “frequently” across the United States, describing the unwelcome […]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday ordered Russia to recognize same-sex unions. The ruling came in response to an appeal by three gay couples who were denied the ability to marry by Russian authorities. It remains to be seen whether Russia will implement the court’s ruling. A bench of 17 judges presided over […]