For those forced to flee the country’s 13-year war, “they are considering how safe Syria is to return to, and how far their rights will be respected before they can make an informed, voluntary decision to return home; they must be given the space to do so without any pressure”, said Shabia Mantoo, a spokesperson from the […]
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Today, on International Anti-Corruption Day and on the eve of Human Rights Day, the United States is announcing additional measures against those connected to corruption and human rights abuses. The Department of State is today designating 14 individuals, including immediate family members, from countries around the world for significant corruption and one individual for gross […]
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December 6, 2024 – Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has raised serious concerns over the U.S. government’s response to the criminal charges filed against climate activists Alex Connon and John Mark Rozendaal. The two activists were among hundreds arrested during peaceful protests against fossil fuel financing in New York […]
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Baku, Azerbaijan / Washington — Human rights organizations and Western governments have condemned the recent detention of Rufat Safarov, a prominent Azerbaijani human rights advocate, calling for his immediate release. Safarov, the head of the Defense Line human rights organization, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of fraud and hooliganism. He was placed in pretrial […]
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Ankara, Turkey – December 6, 2024 – Nimet Tanrıkulu, a prominent woman human rights defender and feminist, was arrested on November 30, 2024, following a prolonged detention. Tanrıkulu, a founding member of the Human Rights Association (HRA) and Women for Peace Initiative, has been a vocal advocate for human rights in Turkey for decades. Her […]
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The Trump administration has identified several countries to which it aims to deport migrants when their home countries refuse to accept them. Among those countries is The Bahamas, which has firmly rejected participation in the scheme. The move has raised significant concerns about the potential violation of international human rights standards, particularly the Universal Declaration […]
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(New York, December 9, 2024) – The United Nations Security Council should urgently authorize and rapidly deploy a full-fledged United Nations mission to Haiti, Human Rights Watch said today in publishing a briefing paper on the subject. The mission should ensure a human rights-based response to restore security, the rule of law, and democratic governance. Haiti’s crisis […]
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Local activist Norma Andrade, who was recently at the UN Office in Geneva to raise awareness about femicide, knows the issue first-hand. Her own daughter, Lilia Alejandra, was murdered in that same city in 2001. “As my granddaughter would sum it up: we are worth a peanut – which in other words means that a woman […]
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(Washington, DC) – The government of Argentina should refrain from appointing Supreme Court justices by presidential decree and should nominate candidates based on their qualifications, experience, diversity, and integrity, Human Rights Watch said today. In November, President Javier Milei’s chief of staff said that the administration was considering naming two Supreme Court justices by decree. Argentina’s five-member […]
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As reports continued to emerge from the Syrian capital, Damascus, where opposition forces declared victory overnight on State television, the UN chief said in a statement: The future of Syria is a matter for the Syrians to determine. There is much work to be done to ensure an orderly political transition to renewed institutions, Mr. […]
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