Category: Human Rights

(New York, April 28, 2025) – Autonomous weapons systems pose grave risks to human rights during both war and peacetime, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Governments should tackle the concerns raised by such weapons systems, known as “killer robots,” by negotiating a multinational treaty to address the dangers.  The 61-page report, […]

The action plan, spearheaded by the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, was launched in January this year amid deepening political and social tensions and a resurgence of “insidious centuries-old myths”, said a joint statement from the top UN officials leading the effort. The […]

Ethnic Malay Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand shot dead Pongkorn Chumapan, 16, and wounded Pokanit Morasin, 12, on Tuesday when they attacked a pickup truck taking Buddhist monks and novices from Wat Kura temple to collect alms in Songkhla province’s Sabayoi district. Children have frequently been victims of the separatist conflict in Thailand’s southern border provinces, […]

Senior UN officials warned on Wednesday that all parties involved in the conflict are systematically using sexual violence as a tactic of war against civilians. Worsening conditions in the east Escalating attacks by non-State armed groups in eastern DRC have led to a significant surge in sexual violence, predominantly targeting women and children. Rwanda-backed M23 […]

Amnesty International has sharply criticized the Dominican Republic’s newly introduced health protocol, calling it discriminatory and a potential breach of international human rights obligations. The measures, introduced on April 6, 2025, impose documentation requirements and service fees for migrants seeking access to public healthcare—and mandate deportation following treatment for emergencies, childbirth, or hospitalization. The 15-point […]

In 2024, 122 million people were forcibly displaced — a number expected to rise in the coming years, according to Bob Rae, President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), addressing a meeting on the pressing issue in New York on Thursday. As population movements become much more complex due to wars disproportionately impacting […]

On April 25, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the rescission of a policy implemented during the Biden administration that restricted the Department of Justice (DOJ) from subpoenaing journalists’ records in criminal leak investigations. This policy change signifies a shift towards more aggressive measures in investigating unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information. Policy Reversal Details […]

Turkish prosecutors have filed terrorism and defamation charges against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, a correspondent for Dagens ETC, over alleged pro-PKK activity and “insulting the president.” Medin, who has extensively reported from Kurdish regions, faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted. His trial is scheduled for April 30, 2025, in an open court […]

UN human rights experts have issued a sharp rebuke of the Belarusian government, condemning the use of forced psychiatric treatment as a tool to suppress political opposition. In a statement released Thursday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the experts said at least 33 individuals have been subjected to […]

A Trump-appointed federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to arrange the return of a Venezuelan asylum seeker who was deported to El Salvador in violation of a binding court settlement. The decision comes amid rising legal scrutiny over the use of wartime-era deportation authority against migrants. Court: Deportation Violated Settlement U.S. District Judge Stephanie […]