EU’s Rights Dialogue with China Still Going Nowhere

This year marks some big numbers for the European Union-China relationship: it is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations and the 40th iteration of the annual human rights dialogue, scheduled in Brussels on June 13. However, the number is closer to zero when assessing the progress that these dialogues have delivered for human […]

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The EU and Italy join forces to alleviate the suffering of Gaza patients

Today 17 patients from Gaza were evacuated to Italy in an operation organised by Italy with the support of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM). The patients – accompanied by 53 people – will be transported by 3 planes to various hospitals around Italy. It is the 20th such operation organised under the EU Civil […]

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The world pledged to end child labour by 2025: So why are 138 million kids still working?

There are 10,000 children in Madagascar who, like Tenasoa, work in the largely unregulated mica industry. The silicate is used in paints, car parts, and cosmetics – to add a “shimmer” effect.  Alongside parents and grandparents, these children toil in dangerous conditions, inhaling harmful dust particles and entering structurally unsound tunnels. Many of them have […]

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Minister Naughton Delivers Ireland’s National Statement at the United Nations Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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 […]

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AES to Establish Sahelian Criminal and Human Rights Court in Landmark Move Toward Judicial Reform and Integration

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 […]

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The Urgent Need for a New Humanitarian Corridor Through Rafah: A Lifeline for Gaza’s Children

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 […]

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Human Rights Groups Demand Immediate Release of Egyptian Activist Ibrahim Metwally

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 […]

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Colombia: Presidential Candidate Attacked, Severely Injured

(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 […]

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Joint donor statement condemning attacks against civilians and humanitarian workers in Sudan by 30 donors

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. […]

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In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level

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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