Human Rights

UN warns of escalating human rights violations in Sudan, malnutrition threat for children ———————————- The United Nations has warned that Sudan is facing an escalating humanitarian and human rights catastrophe, with civilians and children bearing the brunt of intensifying violence…

UN Human Rights Office Launches $400 Million Funding Appeal for 2026 ———————————– The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has launched an appeal to raise $400 million in 2026 to support the UN Human Rights Office’s global work…

US-based Uyghur rights group marks 29th anniversary of Ghulja massacre ————————– Justice For All has marked the 29th anniversary of the 1997 Ghulja Massacre, describing the killings as an early and largely ignored signal of the large-scale repression that later…

Global Nonviolence Organization Calls for International Probe and Full Accountability in Epstein Case —————————————– The World Organization for Nonviolence (MuslimFree Association) has called for a comprehensive international investigation into all individuals involved in crimes of exploitation and human trafficking connected…

Rights Group Condemns Detention of Yemeni Human Rights Investigators by UAE-Backed Forces ————————————– Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the temporary detention of members of Yemen’s National Commission for the Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights (NCIAVHR) by forces…

CPJ: Israel 3rd-worst jailer of journalists worldwide ———————————————– Over 300 journalists remain jailed globally for the fifth consecutive year, with Israel ranking as the third-worst jailer of media workers, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ annual census. “For the…

Human Rights Watch: Dozens of Kurdish Civilians Missing in Aleppo ————————- Human Rights Watch has accused both parties to the fighting—the Syrian government security forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—of committing war crimes, reporting that dozens of Kurdish civilians…

Pakistani human rights lawyers imprisoned for 17 years over social media posts ————————— A Pakistani court on Saturday issued 17-year-in-prison sentences for two human rights lawyers, Mazari and her husband, over social media posts the authorities claimed were hostile to…

Amnesty International Says Human Rights and International Law Must Guide Action in Northeast Syria ———————————– Amnesty International has urged Syrian authorities to ensure that human rights and international law are central to any future actions in northeast Syria, following repeated…

Human Rights Report: Taliban Approves Judicial Law Legalizing Slavery, Violence Against Children —————————- A new report issued by the human rights organization Al-Tasamuh states that the Taliban, through the adoption of new judicial principles, have not only formalized slavery but…