The United Nations on Tuesday called for immediate de-escalation and the protection of civilians as violence intensifies in multiple parts of Syria. Inter-ethnic violence erupted between Sunni Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze militias in Sweida after a Druze merchant was abducted on the highway to Damascus and was met with government intervention and Israeli airstrikes. [...]

UN human rights experts expressed grave concern over the deterioration of condition faced by lawyers in Tunisia over the past year. The experts highlighted situations of escalating harassment, arbitrary arrests, and violations of the right to a fair trial. Over 60 lawyers have been under criminal investigation since June 2024, with many facing severe charges [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Tuesday criticizing South Korea’s age-based employment laws and policies, finding that they systematically discriminated against older workers in violation of international human rights standards. The report cites South Korea’s mandatory retirement ages, regressive wage structures, and re-employment practices as violations of international law. In compiling the report, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on separatist insurgents in Thailand’s southern border provinces to end all attacks on civilians and comply with international humanitarian law. This comes after reports of renewed attacks and escalating violence by separatist groups in the region. Reports show that separatist groups in Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and parts of [...]

A group of independent human rights experts urged the UN Security Council Wednesday to reaffirm its commitments to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and to take immediate action on what they described as an “unprecedented assault on civilians” in Gaza. The experts emphasized that women and girls in Gaza have born the brunt of [...]

UN human rights experts strongly condemned the repeated attacks on UNRWA schools by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem on Tuesday, calling attacks on schools an “assault on children.” In a statement, they warned that the targeting of such educational facilities may amount to a war crime under international law. [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday demanded the release of book publishing professionals who have been detained in Russia amid the country’s “anti-LGBTI campaign,” calling on officials to drop all criminal charges against the individuals. Amnesty International’s Russia director Natalia Zviagina said: “In their ruthless campaign against LGBTI people, Russian authorities have now come after book publishers, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged newly-elected Pope Leo XIV to initiate an immediate review of the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with the Chinese government. The Vatican-China agreement was signed between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China in 2018, aiming to bridge decades of division between state-sanctioned churches and underground Catholic communities [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged Israeli authorities on Wednesday to halt their plans for military expansion into Gaza, warning that the new operation could seriously threaten the rights and existence of Palestinians in the strip. He also stated that Israel’s expanded offensive may imply violations of international humanitarian and human rights [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned the escalating crackdown on press freedom in Iran on Tuesday and urged Iranian authorities to immediately cease their systematic persecution of journalists and media organizations. This development comes in the wake of the conviction of six media activists from both private and state-affiliated outlets by political-press courts in [...]