Category: Human Rights

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 […]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating threats to press freedom in Peru, calling it a “major offensive” against journalists in the country. The rights organization has highlighted the role of all three branches of the Peruvian government in undermining press freedom, with actions ranging from judicial harassment to presidential […]

Islamabad / New York – May 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the ongoing censorship and intimidation of exiled Pakistani investigative journalist Ahmad Noorani, whose YouTube channel and news website have been blocked in Pakistan following his reports critical of the military establishment. In a statement issued Friday, CPJ called […]

The European Commission announced an initial humanitarian pledge of over €2.3 billion for 2025 to address urgent global crises at the European Humanitarian Forum concluded today in Brussels. These include the humanitarian impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the humanitarian situation across the Middle East, particularly Gaza, and the escalating crisis in Sudan. The Forum […]