Human Rights

UN Report Lists Saudi Arabia Among States Accused of Intimidating Rights Defenders ……………… UN Secretary-General António Guterres has identified Saudi Arabia among 32 countries accused of intimidation and reprisals against individuals and groups cooperating, or seeking to cooperate, with UN…

Rights Groups Warn of Escalating Violence Against Women in War-Torn Sudan …………… Human rights organizations are warning of widespread and systematic violence against women and girls in Sudan, more than two years after the outbreak of war on April 15,…

Humanitarian Catastrophe Deepens in El Fasher Amid RSF Attacks ————————— The humanitarian crisis in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, has worsened significantly after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched heavy artillery attacks on various parts of the…

HRW Criticizes Saudi Arabia for Using Comedy Festival to Mask Rights Abuses …………. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Saudi authorities of using major entertainment events, including the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025, to distract from what it describes as ongoing…

UN Report Warns of Death Penalty’s Irreversible Error …………. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened its 60th session in Geneva, reviewing a comprehensive report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the death penalty. The report,…

Human Rights Watch Criticizes EU Over Silence on India’s Human Rights Situation …………… Human Rights Watch has criticized the European Union for what it calls a deliberate disregard of India’s escalating human rights crisis. The organization highlighted that Indian human…

UN Report Highlights Widespread Violations of Women’s Rights in Nigerian Schoolgirls’ Abduction Case ————————————————– The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has held the Nigerian government responsible for “serious and systematic” violations of the rights…

UN Committee Finds Nigeria Violated Rights of Chibok Abduction Survivors …………. A UN committee has held Nigeria accountable for “grave and systematic violations” of women’s and girls’ rights following the 2014 abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram, Jurist news agency…

Reports Highlight Worsening Human Rights Situation in Saudi Arabia in 2025 …………….. International rankings and reports released in 2025 indicate a sharp decline in Saudi Arabia’s record on human rights and freedoms. According to the U.S. State Department’s annual human…

Rights Monitor Reports 3,300 Detained in Sudan’s Al-Jazira State ……… The Al-Jazira Human Rights Observatory has documented the continued detention of at least 3,300 people in Sudan’s Al-Jazira state, including in the cities of Wad Madani, Al-Hasahisa, and Rufaa. The…