Category: Human Rights

“Youth participation is not just about bringing young people to meetings,” General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday. “It’s about truly integrating their lived experience and their expertise to shape policy outcomes.” Prioritising rights and aspirations Ms. Baerbock was speaking at an event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the World Programme of Action […]

(Washington, DC) – United States President Donald Trump’s September 25, 2025, memorandum directing law enforcement to investigate a sprawling, imaginary conspiracy to foment political violence in the United States is a serious threat to human rights and democratic institutions, Human Rights Watch said today. President Trump has ordered federal agencies to search actively for connections tying […]

The European Commission is releasing an additional €40 million in humanitarian aid to confront Yemen’s rapidly worsening crisis and help stave off famine. This brings total EU humanitarian support for Yemen to €120 million in 2025, and to almost €1 billion since 2015. Years of war, economic collapse, and climate shocks have left more than half of […]

That still represents less than a quarter of the 4.7 million Syrian refugees who in August this year were still living in Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt after being driven from the country by years of brutal conflict, according to a UNHCR report from earlier this month. While the country has seen one million […]

Eleven Ghanaian migrants were deported from the United States this week despite documented safety concerns, according to their legal representative. The group was returned to Ghana under federal immigration enforcement protocols, raising questions about the treatment of asylum claims and the assessment of risk in deportation proceedings. The migrants’ lawyer stated that several individuals had […]

“Intensified strikes on Gaza City, including on tents, residential buildings, infrastructure continue to inflict heavy casualties,” the UN aid coordination agency, OCHA, said. In an update, the UN agency also noted that several health facilities have shut in Gaza City in the north of the enclave this month along with community kitchens, which have also closed […]

The United Nations has issued a stark warning about entrenched racism against Africans and people of African descent within criminal justice systems worldwide, calling it a violation of international human rights standards. The findings, published by the UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement, highlight discriminatory practices rooted […]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for the immediate release of Mu Dra, a local reporter abducted by the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Rakhine State. The journalist, known for her coverage of human rights abuses, was taken from her home on 20 September and later interrogated at the […]

Venezuelan authorities have continued to carry out widespread political persecution and grave human rights violations following the 2024 presidential elections, according to a United Nations fact-finding mission report released Monday. The report documents ongoing abuses into 2025, including arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and lethal force against protesters. Investigators presented evidence of 25 protest-related deaths on […]

Human Rights Watch has called on Chinese authorities to release 22-year-old activist Zhang Yadi (张雅笛), also known as Tara, who was arrested on July 31 in Shangri-La, Yunnan province. Zhang, a member of the group Chinese Youth for Tibet, is accused of violating Article 103 of China’s criminal code, which criminalizes activities deemed to “split […]