Category: Human Rights

15 May 2025 – Warsaw – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has expressed deep concern over the sentencing of Rukhshona Khakimova, an investigative journalist and member of the National Association of Independent Mass Media of Tajikistan, to eight years in prison on treason charges. She urged Tajik authorities to grant […]

Amnesty International has strongly condemned the life sentence handed down by a military court in Cameroon against prominent peace activist Abdu Karim Ali, denouncing it as an “affront to justice” and calling for his immediate and unconditional release. Ali was sentenced on April 16 by a military tribunal in Yaoundé to life imprisonment on charges […]

WARSAW, 15 May 2025 – In a move that has alarmed international human rights organizations, a Moscow court has sentenced Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the independent Russian election monitoring group Golos, to five years in a penal colony. In addition to his prison term, Melkonyants has received a nine-year ban on public activities, effectively preventing […]

As hostilities escalate across South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council should renew its arms embargo on the country. The council should also act to prevent additional weapons from reaching the warring parties and foreign forces from adding to the violations. In recent months, government forces have attacked populated areas, often using helicopter gunfire and […]

The number of people internally displaced by conflict, violence, and natural disasters reached an all-time high in 2024, according to the latest report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). By the end of the year, 75.9 million people were living in internal displacement across 116 countries and territories—the highest figure ever recorded. The report […]

As Saudi Arabia ramps up preparations for the 2034 FIFA World Cup and other large-scale infrastructure projects, rights groups are raising alarm over the preventable deaths of migrant workers on job sites across the kingdom. Advocacy organizations Human Rights Watch and FairSquare have released separate reports detailing safety violations and failures in accountability regarding worker […]

In a landmark decision, a federal judge on Tuesday stripped New York City of its authority over the Rikers Island jail complex, appointing an independent “remediation manager” to take control of key operations at the troubled facility. The move follows years of noncompliance with court-mandated reforms and escalating concerns over violence and systemic abuse at […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Australia’s re-elected Labor government to place global human rights at the forefront of its foreign policy agenda. In a letter addressed to Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Monday, the organization outlined strategic recommendations spanning four key pillars of Australia’s international engagement: multilateral cooperation, rights-focused diplomacy, protection of marginalized […]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced serious concerns over the large-scale deportations of non-nationals from the United States. Particular alarm has been raised regarding the transfer of hundreds of individuals—many accused of gang affiliation—to a mega-prison in El Salvador, amid legal challenges and human rights concerns. Summary of Key […]

Several Latin American and Caribbean countries are grappling with humanitarian challenges, mainly due to the Venezuela crisis, natural disasters, and armed conflicts. The European Commission will provide €120 million in humanitarian aid this year to help the region’s most vulnerable. Part of this aid will also bolster disaster preparedness, vital due to the region’s exposure […]