Category: Human Rights

From: Department of Children, Disability and Equality Minister joined by disability advocates to ensure lived experience remains central to Ireland’s voice at the UN Minister of State for Disability, Hildegarde Naughton TD, today delivered Ireland’s National Statement at the 18th Conference of State Parties (COSP) to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons […]

BAMAKO – The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) — comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger — has announced the creation of the Sahelian Criminal and Human Rights Court (CPS-DH), a landmark step toward regional judicial harmonization and integration. The decision was made during a high-level meeting of the justice ministers of the three countries, held […]

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic proportions, with over 55,000 Palestinian lives lost and nearly 90% of the population displaced. Amid this devastation, the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza stands as a critical gateway for aid—but it remains largely closed or severely restricted. The United Nations has called the situation a […]

Excerpts based on reporting by Valerie Manyega | Jurist.com | University of Nairobi School of Law A coalition of international human rights organizations, led by Amnesty International, has issued an urgent call for the immediate release of Egyptian human rights lawyer and activist Ibrahim Metwally. Detained since 2017, Metwally has now spent nearly seven years […]

(Bogota) – The June 7, 2025, attack against the Colombian congressman and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is a blow to democracy, Human Rights Watch said today. A 15-year-old boy shot and severely injured Uribe Turbay during a campaign event in Bogota, the country’s capital. Uribe Turbay, a congressman for the right-wing party Centro Democrático, was speaking […]

Joint donor statement condemning attacks against civilians and humanitarian workers in Sudan by the European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. […]

Latest data simulations from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) point to the average Gazan eating just 1,400 calories per day – “or 67 per cent of what a human body needs to survive” (2,300 calories) as of May. Between October 2023 and the end of December 2024, average intake was 1,510 calories per day, […]

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(Bangkok) – A Thai civilian court’s conviction of two army instructors for the beating death of a conscript is the first successful prosecution under Thailand’s 2022 prevention of torture law, Human Rights Watch said today. The case highlights the need for the Thai government to punish military commanders’ use of torture and corporal punishment against […]

Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister of State for International Development and the Diaspora, Neale Richmond, have announced €17.9 million in Irish Aid funding to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The support aims to bolster urgent humanitarian operations around the world, particularly in conflict and disaster-affected areas. The funding will contribute to life-saving […]