Sharareh Abdolhoseinzadeh is a law student and a PhD in Political Sociology. She files this from Tehran. On Friday, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to an imprisoned Iranian woman, Narges... Read more »
Elizabeth Throssell, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned on Thursday a Russian airstrike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that killed at least 51 civilians. In a... Read more »
On Friday, the Organization of American States (OAS) condemned the actions of Guatemala’s attorney general regarding delays and claims of fraud concerning recent election results within the region. They argue that this... Read more »
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous called for the UN Security Council (UNSC) to intervene on Tuesday in Afghan women’s rights crisis. In a speech before the council, Bahous noted the deterioration... Read more »
Over 50 rights groups expressed their concerns to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the forcible returns of North Korean escapees detained by Chinese authorities. These groups call upon China to end its... Read more »
The UK’s Brook House Inquiry published a report Tuesday detailing an investigation into the mistreatment of individuals detained at the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre in the UK. The inquiry, chaired by... Read more »
The UN Human Rights Office released a report Monday that assessed the impact of digital border technologies on human rights. While the report acknowledged that digital technologies aid states in achieving security... Read more »
More than a dozen civil rights groups filed a complaint against the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration alleging that the state is using... Read more »
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 A recent Second Circuit case has brought the debate surrounding contentious art and intellectual property rights to the forefront. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit... Read more »
Amnesty International, along with over 200 civil society organizations, called upon participating governments of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) on Wednesday to address the human rights records and climate policies... Read more »