Human Rights

UN Report Documents ‘Shocking’ Abuses Against Migrants in Libya, Calls for End to Forced Returns ———————————— A joint report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Support Mission in Libya has documented widespread…

US lawmaker Randy Fine slammed by rights advocates, Democrats following anti-Muslim remarks ——————————- Rights advocates and Democratic leaders in the United States on Tuesday condemned Randy Fine, a Republican congressman from Florida, after he made controversial anti-Muslim comments on social…

UK Report Warns of Systematic Persecution of Rohingya, Details Dire Conditions —————————— A recent report issued by the UK Home Office has warned that the Rohingya face systematic persecution in Myanmar and severe humanitarian hardship in Bangladesh, concluding that the…

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…