UNRWA released a report Sunday on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories from February 26 to March 4, in which the agency demanded that Israel lift its Gaza blockade to allow essential humanitarian access in compliance with its international humanitarian law (IHL) obligations. The report also noted that the ongoing Israeli Defense Forces [...]
UN Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts on human rights expressed concerns Monday about the ongoing erosion of fundamental freedoms in the Slovak Republic, including the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. They urged the government to stop surveillance of political opponents and other actions in breach of international law. The experts pointed out [...]
INTERPOL Manila arrested the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, on Tuesday for the alleged crimes against humanity committed during his “war on drugs” campaign between 2011 and 2019. According to the Philippines Presidential Communication Office, INTERPOL Manila arrested Duterte at the airport upon his arrival from Hong Kong, after receiving an arrest warrant [...]
International civil rights organization CIVICUS on Monday added the US to its Monitor Watchlist of countries experiencing a decline in civic freedoms due to executive overreach. CIVICUS said in a press release that the decision comes after the Trump administration’s recent “assault on democratic norms and global cooperation,” and that the administration’s actions have “severely [...]
Amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law that came into effect on February 17 fail to adequately protect women’s right to equality before the law and leave them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a release on Monday. Various changes and retentions made by this amendment have been criticized. For instance, [...]
Bahrain’s systematic practices of detaining and abusing children to quell dissents violate international law, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) on Monday. Despite a 2024 royal pardon releasing over 1,500 prisoners including 40 minors, the groups recorded an escalating number of [...]
Over 360 human rights organizations and activists, including the International Federation for Human Rights and eleven of its member groups, urged the European Union to reject the proposed “Omnibus” directive, arguing that it would significantly weaken corporate sustainability laws. The proposal, introduced by the European Commission in February, aims to streamline corporate sustainability reporting and [...]
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned of escalating violence in Syria in a statement on Sunday, urging an immediate end to the killing of civilians in the coastal areas of northwest Syria. He stated: Following a series of coordinated attacks reportedly launched by elements of the former government and other local [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that governments should provide more support to Tibetans in exile, in a statement marking the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against China. On March 10, 1959, Tibetans gathered in Lhasa, to protest against Chinese occupation and protect the Dalai Lama, who was under the threat of assassination. [...]
US immigration agents on Saturday detained a Palestinian recent Columbia University graduate, according to a statement from Student Workers of Columbia. Mahmoud Khalil was inside a residence owned by the university when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents entered his apartment and took him into custody. According to his lawyer, Amy Greer, ICE agents [...]
