Category: Human Rights

(New York) – The Chinese government should drop the baseless charges against the artist Gao Zhen (高兟) and allow him and his family to return to the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. Gao’s family said the 69-year-old artist, a permanent US resident, is in poor health and had fainted in September 2025. Chinese authorities […]

The Hague, 7 October 2025 — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has delivered a landmark ruling, convicting Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, a former commander of Sudan’s Janjaweed militia, for atrocities committed in Darfur more than 20 years ago. It marks the ICC’s first conviction linked to the Darfur conflict, a […]

Paris, 7 October 2025 — French prosecutors have launched a formal war crimes investigation following the death of photojournalist Antoni Lallican, who was killed on 3 October while reporting near the front lines in southeastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. Legal Action and Jurisdiction The investigation was announced by France’s National Anti-Terror Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) and assigned […]

The case stems from a 2023 request by the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which asked the Court for an advisory opinion on whether the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) includes the right to strike. Adopted in the aftermath of World War Two, […]

The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 6 extended a project to gather evidence of human rights violations and war crimes associated with Sri Lanka’s civil war for at least two more years. The resolution adopted by consensus offers a ray of hope to victims of abuses and their families that they may one […]

Washington, 6 October 2025 — A federal judge has temporarily barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from automatically transferring unaccompanied migrant children into adult detention facilities once they turn 18, ruling that the practice violates existing legal protections. Court Ruling The decision, issued by Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the […]

Martin Kimani, chairperson of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, presented its annual report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva during an interactive dialogue with country representatives. “Every year, events captured in news headlines and in the lived experiences of people of African descent tragically confirm that even at this stage of […]

“Every older person has the right to age with dignity security and access to opportunities that enrich their lives,” said one of the key organisers of the International Day of Older Persons, Arjanita Elezaj. “These are not privileges, they are human rights,” she told a meeting at UN Headquarters to commemorate the day, where key […]

(Jerusalem) – United States President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” announced on September 29, 2025, is no substitute for the urgent action governments need to take to protect civilians and support justice after two years of grave abuses in Israel and Palestine, Human Rights Watch said today.  The 20-part plan does not directly address […]

The full-scale Russian invasion of the country began in February 2022 and “this year has seen intense attacks along the frontline, and massive airstrikes, largely in populated areas,” he told the Human Rights Council in Geneva. “In some towns in frontline communities, nearly all the housing has been damaged or destroyed.”  Furthermore, on 6 September, […]