Category: Human Rights

Sana’a, Yemen – December 26, 2024 — A United Nations (UN) team, led by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), was caught in a deadly airstrike earlier today while preparing to depart from Sana’a International Airport in Yemen. The attack, which took place around two hours ago, resulted in […]

(Berlin, December 24, 2024) – Police and other security forces have used brutal violence against largely peaceful protesters in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, Human Rights Watch said today. In widespread and apparently punitive acts, security forces have chased down, violently detained, and beat protesters. Police also tortured and otherwise ill-treated them in police vans and police stations.  […]

On December 10th, the United Nations marked International Human Rights Day, a moment to reflect on the progress and challenges in the global human rights landscape. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, delivered a sobering address in Geneva, highlighting the critical human rights issues that have shaped the past year. His reflections underscored […]

Authorities in Brazil have uncovered alarming conditions at a construction site for a new electric vehicle factory being built for Chinese company BYD. A total of 163 Chinese workers were rescued from what prosecutors described as “slavery-like” conditions at the site in Camaçari, located in the Salvador metropolitan area. The workers had been employed by […]

The world’s leading experts on hunger, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee, found that famine has spread in Sudan. In August it had already identified famine in North Darfur’s largest displacement camp, Zamzam. Today it announced that famine had spread to other camps in North Darfur and that Sudan’s Nuba Mountains – […]

“This year’s International Day…reminds us that we need the leadership of persons with disabilities more than ever,” Mr. Guterres said in his message, emphasising their crucial role as changemakers and leaders in communities worldwide. ‘Nothing about Us Without Us’ The day comes as countries recently adopted the Pact for the Future, committing to addressing long-standing […]

The United States is concerned by the December 23 announcement by the Mozambican Constitutional Council regarding the October 9 national elections. Civil society organizations, political parties, the media, and international observers, including those from the United States, cited significant irregularities in the tabulation process, as well as concern about the lack of transparency throughout the […]

Over the weekend, two tragic deaths were reported in the migrant camp areas near Dunkirk, raising the death toll of migrants attempting to reach the UK via the Channel to at least 85 for the year. On Saturday, a refugee man’s body was discovered in a tent in one of the living areas of the […]

December 23, 2024 The United States has expressed serious concerns regarding the sentencing of 25 civilians by a Pakistani military tribunal, following their involvement in protests on May 9, 2023. This development highlights ongoing issues surrounding the use of military courts for civilian cases and raises questions about Pakistan’s adherence to fundamental rights and fair […]

Rıfat Roni has spent more than a decade as an official court interpreter facilitating communication for Kurdish speakers in legal proceedings. This week, he found himself in the dock facing charges. Roni, 59, stood trial on the widely used charge of “membership of an armed  organization” on the basis of his involvement in a civil […]