Full text: The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2024

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Sunday released a report on human rights violations in the United States in 2024. The following is an abstract of the report. The full text is...

Striking a Balance Between Upholding Human Rights and the Rule of Law

Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu|Published 31 minutes ago 5min Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu The issue of undocumented migrants in South Africa has caused a stir across various sectors. While some call for their immediate deportation because they deplete the...

OPINION:We applaud the Government of Ireland for granting PUDEMO and SWALIMO leaders refugee status, eSwatini is an undemocratic absolute Monarchy persecuting human rights defenders.

By Zweli Martin Dlamini Paul Matimela, the Secretary General of the Swaziland Liberation Movement(SWALIMO) was abducted last year during the June 29 Massacre Commemoration, he was tortured by the police for almost six(6) hours merely for calling...

Human Rights Watch condemns Qatar imprisonment of religious dignitary

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday condemned the five-year prison sentence of Remi Rowhani, Baha’i dignitary, following months of trial by Qatari authorities. Rowhani was charged by Qatari authorities for promoting an ideology that casts doubt on...

Myanmar Military Junta’s Staged Elections Amid Rising Human Rights Abuses

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military council, surveys officers during a parade marking the country’s 80th Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2025. Aung Shine Oo/AP According to the United Nations, there is growing...

Human Rights Lawyer Calls On Soludo To Confront Escalating Herdsmen Kil

Human Rights Lawyer and public analyst Sir Ifeanyichukwu Ejiofor Esq has decried the continued subtle killings perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen living within the boarders of Anambra State urging Governor Chukwuma Soludo to confront it before it gets...

Peru’s Boluarte Enacts Pardon for Human Rights Violations (1980–2000)

On August 13, 2025, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte signed into law a controversial amnesty bill granting pardons to military, police, and self-defense members accused or convicted of serious human rights violations committed during the country's...

Human rights panel orders probe into damage to recently revamped road in Kollam

Türkiye rejects ‘unfounded allegations’ in US 2024 Human Rights Report

Türkiye on Saturday rejected "unfounded allegations” regarding Türkiye in the 2024 Human Rights Report issued by the US Department of State. "We reject the repeated unfounded allegations concerning Türkiye in the 2024 Human Rights Report released...

FENRAD Reaffirms Continued Campaign Against Worsening Insecurity, Gross Human Rights Abuses

1 Following the recent Amnesty International report highlighting the alarming rise in insecurity and gross human rights violations in South East Nigeria, the Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD) has reiterated its...

US Guts Mentions of Indigenous Rights, Climate Change From Human Rights Reports

Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and...

Human rights lawyer slams UN blacklist of Hamas for sexual violence as ineffective

Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades guard while Palestinians waiting for the hand over of Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo: Saeed Mohammed/Flash90) Human...

Afghanistan’s return to int’l community impossible without respect for human rights: Germany

On the fourth anniversary of the Islamic Emirate’s return to power, Germany Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Friday warned that Afghanistan’s reintegration into the international community will remain unattainable unless the IEA finally respect...

U.S. says “no credible reports of significant human rights abuses” in El Salvador

The U.S. released a pared-down version of its annual human rights report, softening criticism of allied countries and scaling back on coverage of issues such as women’s rights, climate change, and LGBTQ+ protections. One of the reports is about El...

COHEN: How to solve Canada’s human rights commissions problem in one easy step: Shut them all down

UN report on Sri Lanka sparks human rights concerns

Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern on Friday over alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, stating that a recent report by the UN Human Rights Office highlights the need for accountability. HRW specifically urged the UN Human Rights...

Human rights worsening in SA - US State Department

Saturday, 16 August 2025 16/08/25 DOCUMENTS Human rights worsening in SA - US State Department US State Department | 13 August 2025 Human Rights Report says Expropriation Act a worrying step towards race dispossession South Africa 2024 Human...

Nigerian Police Accused Of Plotting To Silence Human Rights Activist Olusola Onagunwa With Fabricated Charges

Human rights activist, Comrade Olusola Onagunwa, has accused the Ogun State Police Command of launching a calculated campaign of persecution against him. He accused the police of bringing fabricated charges amid repeated death threats, physical...

Human Rights Watch condemns Qatar over jailing of Bahai leader

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised Qatar for handing a five-year jail sentence to the leader of the country's Bahai community, denouncing it as an attack on his religious freedom. Remy Rowhani, 71, president of the National Spiritual Assembly...

Türkiye slams US human rights report over ‘unfounded’ allegations

Türkiye on Saturday dismissed the U.S. State Department’s 2024 Human Rights Report as “unfounded,” accusing Washington of echoing “manipulative rhetoric” from terrorist groups and misrepresenting Ankara’s counterterrorism and refugee policies. "We...