Category: Human Rights

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 […]

Geneva, 19 May 2025 – The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), a global media watchdog advocating for journalist safety and press freedom, has expressed deep concern and outrage over the killing of Indian journalist Dharmendra Singh Chauhan. The Haryana-based journalist, associated with the online news platform Fast News India, was shot by unidentified assailants on 18 […]

Dar es Salaam / Nairobi – May 2025 — Tensions flared between Kenya and Tanzania over the weekend after the Tanzanian government expelled Kenyan human rights lawyer and political figure Martha Karua. The move came as Karua attempted to attend the treason trial of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, a prominent critic of President Samia […]

(New York, May 21, 2025) – Global momentum to prohibit and regulate “killer robots” seems to be building, as evidenced by numerous countries’ participation in the first United Nations General Assembly meeting on autonomous weapons systems, Human Rights Watch said today.  Officials from 96 countries, along with representatives from UN agencies, the International Committee of […]

Geneva / Malé – May 2025 — The United Nations has issued a strong rebuke of the Maldivian government following the dismissal of two Supreme Court justices, warning that the move undermines judicial independence and violates international standards of due process. On Monday, the UN Human Rights Office expressed concern over the removal of Justices […]