Category: Human Rights

It marks the third large-scale combined strike in October on energy facilities in civilian areas – leading to major power outages. At least two more civilians were killed – with 23 injured, including six children – in Zaporizhzhia, which was reportedly hit by over eight ballistic missiles and 20 drones. A seven-year-old girl is among […]

No member of the Eswatini security forces has been held accountable for deploying tasers, teargas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition against participants and passers-by in the June 2021 pro-democracy protests. Over four years have passed since scores of students, activists, and passers-by were killed, and hundreds more injured, and many victims are in difficult situations […]

The European Commission is providing an additional €9 million in humanitarian assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respond to the tragic humanitarian needs in the country. This pledge comes as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas is attending the conference in Paris in support of peace […]

Nicholas Koumjian, head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), told the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee that “the frequency and severity of international crimes in Myanmar have escalated.” Warning that civilians of all ethnicities are bearing the brunt, he said: “We have amassed evidence that persons detained by the military authorities have been […]

France’s Parliament has adopted a landmark law – that defines rape as any non-consensual sexual act, a significant milestone in the fight against sexual violence in the country. In an overdue change, France is following Denmark, Finland, Spain, Greece, and other European nations in updating legal provisions that make clear autonomy, particularly women and girls’ […]

Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan highlighted escalating armed clashes, political detentions, and widespread human rights violations, calling for coordinated efforts to safeguard civilians and uphold justice. “South Sudan’s political transition is falling apart,” Commissioner Barney Afako told the Assembly. “The ceasefire is not holding, political detentions have […]

(Seoul) – South Korea’s Ministry of Data and Statistics updated the 2025 Population and Housing Census on October 22, 2025, to allow same-sex couples to be counted, Human Rights Watch said today. The census, which will be conducted from October 22 to November 18, will recognize the same-sex relationships of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) […]

The seizure of El Fasher, Darfur’s capital, by the Rapid Support Forces marks a dangerous turning point in the war and threatens to further worsen the already dire humanitarian situation. Civilians being targeted based on their ethnicity underscore the brutality of the Rapid Support Forces. The EU calls on all parties to immediately de-escalate in […]

Mexican journalist Miguel Ángel Beltrán, known for his coverage of organized crime and drug cartels, was found murdered on Saturday, October 25, 2025, along a highway connecting Durango to Mazatlán in the cartel-dominated state of Sinaloa. His body, wrapped in a blanket, was discovered with a handwritten note that read: “For spreading false accusations against […]

A Tunisian court has ordered the suspension of several prominent human rights organizations, escalating concerns over the erosion of civil liberties under President Kais Saied’s administration. The move, confirmed on 28 October 2025, is widely viewed as part of a broader crackdown on dissent and independent civic activity in the country. Among the groups affected […]