Category: Human Rights

The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has called on New Zealand to take urgent steps to reduce its rising prison population, citing concerns over long-term incarceration trends and the disproportionate impact on Māori and Pasifika communities. Alarming Forecasts and Structural Concerns Following a September visit, SPT Chair Aisha Shujune Muhammad warned that […]

Geneva, 4 October 2025 — United Nations human rights experts have issued a renewed call for the government of President Daniel Ortega to clarify the fate and whereabouts of more than 120 individuals who were forcibly disappeared following the violent suppression of anti-government protests in 2018. Pattern of Repression In a statement released by the […]

[ad_1] (Washington, DC) – The United States Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration appears to be letting politicized and ideological priorities impact the availability of health-related information, Human Rights Watch said today. Respecting and fulfilling the right to health requires a credible, evidence-led process that enables people to make informed decisions about […]

[ad_1] The EU is supporting the emergency response to the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, officially declared on the 4 September 2025 by the Congolese ministry of health. With 42 deaths recorded out of 64 cases, the current outbreak has a fatality rate of around 66%. The most urgent […]

Austin, 4 October 2025 — A rare coalition of conservatives, Republican lawmakers, and even long‑time death penalty supporters is urging Texas courts to grant a new trial for Robert Roberson, a 58‑year‑old man scheduled for execution on October 16. Conviction Under Scrutiny Roberson was convicted in 2003 of murdering his two‑year‑old daughter, Nikki, after prosecutors […]

[ad_1] “El Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice upon the city and to protect civilians,” he said. Reports of the RSF deploying long-range drones in South Darfur have heightened fears of an escalation in the coming days. Catalogue of killings […]

Sanaa, 30 September 2025 — International press freedom advocates are calling for the immediate release of Majed Zayed, a Yemeni freelance journalist reportedly abducted by Houthi authorities in Sanaa on 23 September during a wider sweep of detentions targeting media workers, writers, and activists. Enforced Disappearance Allegations According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), […]

Washington, D.C., 30 September 2025 — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil lawsuit against two activist groups and six individuals accused of intimidating Jewish worshippers and disrupting services at Congregation Ohr Torah in West Orange, New Jersey, in November 2024. Allegations of Intimidation and Disruption According to the complaint, protesters targeted […]

Geneva, 30 September 2025 — A group of United Nations human rights experts has called on Belarus to lift severe restrictions that prevent women convicted on extremism charges from maintaining meaningful contact with their children. Currently, mothers in detention under such charges are barred from in-person visits and phone calls, with correspondence permitted only once […]

[ad_1] On September 17, the Chadian authorities published a decree purporting to strip blogger Makaila Nguebla and journalist Charfadine Galmaye Saleh of their nationality. The move marks a chilling escalation in the repression of dissent. By wielding citizenship as a political weapon, the government not only violates international law but crosses a line that threatens the rights […]