Category: Human Rights

(New York) – United Nations member countries should use the ministerial-level conference on Palestine on July 28-29, 2025, to publicly commit to concrete actions aimed at ending decades of impunity for Israeli authorities’ violations of international humanitarian and human rights law against Palestinians, Human Rights Watch said.  The High-Level Conference on the Two-State Solution and Peace in […]

In Gaza City, families living in tents reveal a shared, grim reality. Many have been forced to flee the fighting dozens of times. Most find themselves homeless and hungry while facing an uncertain future. Khadija Manoun and her daughter in the space she uses as a kitchen inside a destroyed building. Khadija Manoun: Kitchen of […]

Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar, a professor of infectious diseases at University College London,  issued this warning at a recent meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York. It is not a question of if but when, and Dr. Abubakar believes the answer is sooner than anyone wants in part because the global […]

On 21 July 2025, a coalition of 25 countries, including France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, issued a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and urging Israel to comply with international humanitarian law. 🛑 Humanitarian Concerns The statement condemned: […]

On 12 July 2025, Angolan police allegedly used excessive force and arbitrary arrests to disperse a peaceful protest in Luanda, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). The demonstration, organized by youth and civil society groups, opposed recent government decisions to raise fuel prices and eliminate public transport subsidies without public consultation. 🔴 Allegations of Abuse […]

On 17 July 2025, an Israeli military strike hit Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, killing three civilians and injuring several others, including parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli, according to Vatican sources. The church, Gaza’s only Catholic parish, had been serving as a refuge for displaced civilians amid ongoing conflict. 🗣️ UN Response UN […]

(Beirut) – The Jordanian government is forcibly evicting the Bedul, a group of Bedouins from Petra, in clear violation of their economic, social, and cultural rights, including their right to housing, Human Rights Watch said today. Jordanian authorities should immediately reverse measures that have made residents’ homes unlivable and should conduct meaningful consultations with the Bedul to […]

On 15 July 2025, the European Union imposed sanctions on the BRICS Journalists Association (BJA), citing alleged links to Russian disinformation campaigns. The move has drawn sharp criticism from the Association, which denounced the sanctions as a politically motivated attempt to suppress independent journalism and silence voices from the Global South. 🛑 Allegations and EU […]

On 21 July 2025, the children of Barbie Reynolds (76) and Peter Reynolds (80)—a British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan—issued a renewed public appeal for their parents’ release, warning they may “die in custody” if urgent action is not taken. 🕊️ Background and Detention ⚠️ Health Concerns 🗣️ Family and Diplomatic Efforts 🌍 […]

Threatened or actual tariff increases are largely focused on taxing imports into the United States and will make the products made by factories outside the country more expensive – a situation which may drive down demand. The ILO’s Better Work programme, a partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has supported garment factories, many of […]