Human Rights Council blocks watchdog chief from criticizing UN official accused of antisemitism
The U.N. Human Rights Council blocked Hillel Neuer from finishing his remarks criticizing Special Rapporteur for the Occupied ...
UN warns of 'severe' human rights abuses in Haiti as illegal weapons proliferate
A U.N. report states that a steady stream of illegal weapons smuggled into Haiti is fueling an increase in gang violence and ...
This country was the world’s ‘baby exporter.’ But its government violated human rights to meet demand, probe finds
South Korea’s government fabricated birth records, falsely reported children had been abandoned and failed to properly ...
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Iraq’s Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis
Globally, the climate crisis is also a human rights crisis. Dealing with environmental degradation and the climate crisis in ...
Here’s how some human rights and LGBTQ+ groups prepared for major foreign aid cuts under Trump
Starting in 2021, HRFN convened funders to coordinate their responses to crises like the presidential assassination Haiti and ...
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Tunisia's Withdrawal of Individuals’ and NGOs’ Access to the African Court Marks a Serious Setback for Human Rights Accountability
The undersigned Tunisian and international civil society organizations condemn the Tunisian government’s decision to withdraw ...
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Beatings, Overcrowding and Food Deprivation: US Deportees Face Distressing Human Rights Conditions in El Salvador’s Mega-Prison
Shackled and bent over – some of the 250-plus deportees arriving in El Salvador. El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via ...
Pakistan Jails Baloch Human Rights Activist
Mahrang Baloch, a prominent champion of human rights for Pakistan’s ethnic Baloch minority, was included in last year’s TIME100 Next list of the world’s emerging leaders.
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Human Rights Watch calls for journo Mhlanga’s release
Mhlanga, a senior journalist with independent media outlet Heart & Soul TV (HStv), has been in detention since his arrest in ...
Burkina Faso junta arrested 3 journalists in latest media crackdown, rights group says
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights Watch ...
Human Rights Watch condemns detention of Istanbul mayor Imamoglu
Human Rights Watch Turkey Director Emma Sinclair-Webb condemned the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and others ...
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St. Louis Park Librarian Dana Strahnson Honored with Human Rights Award for Diversity Efforts
St. Louis Park librarian Dana Strahnson honored with the Human Rights Award for promoting diversity and justice.