World News | HRCP Expresses Concern over Steadily Shrinking Space for Human Rights Defence Work in Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the steadily shrinking space for human rights defence work in the country. In a statement released on Wednesday, the HRCP said it...

HRCP expresses concern over steadily shrinking space for human rights defence work in Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the steadily shrinking space for human rights defence work in the country. In a statement released on Wednesday, the HRCP said it...

Việt Nam to engage in human rights dialogue with UN Committee in Switzerland

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will engage in a formal dialogue with the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Switzerland on July 7 and 8. Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Justice Đào Quý Lộc said...

Black Sash celebrates 70 years of standing up for victims of human rights violations

Known for championing human rights and social justice for the marginalised, Black Sash celebrated its 70th anniversary on Wednesday at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg. Started by a group of women activists in 1955 to assist victims of human...

Marshall County human rights group holds food drive

BENTON, Ky. — A group of Marshall County residents have formed an organization known as Marshall County Human Rights and Advocacy, which has set out to assist community members in need, as well as to connect people. Katelyn Stevenson and Laura...

Human Rights Watch Warns Trump’s Tax Bill Threatens Healthcare and Social Programs

The organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern about the tax bill proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, noting that it will provide disproportionate benefits to the wealthiest families in the country. At the same time,...

Human Rights Group: Iran Has Executed 6 People, Arrested Over 700

Iran has executed six people and arrested over 700 individuals across the country since Israel launched a series of strikes against the country on June 13, according to the Center for Human Rights in Iran. “Like a wounded animal, the Islamic...

At UN Human Rights Council, Iran envoy raps Israeli-U.S. aggression as clear violation of international law

Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva Geneva, July 3 (RHC)-- Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations and other international...

Human Rights in Venezuela: Analysis of the UN Report and the Response of the Bolivarian Government

On June 27, 2025, Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented an updated report on the human rights situation in Venezuela to the UN Human Rights Council, covering the period from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025....

Human rights at risk in AI revolution, experts warn

Human rights are at risk if technology companies fail to include vulnerable people in the “AI life cycle”, experts have warned at Holyrood’s policing, justice and law enforcement in a digital age conference. Senior lecturer in law at the...

Filipino Human Rights Defenders, Int’l Faith Allies Convene In Rome For Pagtatanim

Thursday, 3 July 2025, 11:03 am Press Release: ICHRP Resolve to campaign for most vulnerable and oppressed communities in the Philippines July 2, 2025 On June 27 and 28, over 70 people of faith, members of the clergy, and human rights activists...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk Gravely Alarmed By Steps To Withdraw From Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

Geneva, 2 July 2025 I am gravely alarmed by the steps taken or being considered by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine to withdraw from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of...

Two Recent CHRT Rulings Rein in Over-Broad Human Rights Litigation—What Employers Should Know

Employers that defend against human rights complaints often find themselves grappling with pleadings and submissions that wander well beyond the events the complainant experienced. The result is a moving target—ever-expanding allegations, surprise...

Sargis Khandanyan elected Chair of General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions

Falana Reveals How Nigeria’s Former Military Ruler Gen. Abdulsalami Was Ambushed With Human Rights Lawsuit In US

Renowned Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has disclosed the dramatic circumstances under which former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, was served court papers in the United States over alleged human rights violations....

Turkey tops European Court of Human Rights docket with 21,200 pending cases

Turkey continues to account for the largest number of pending applications before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), with 21,200 complaints still awaiting resolution — 35.2 percent of all complaints filed with the court, according to the...

Human Rights Commission Of Pakistan Warns Against Attempts To Constrain Its Work

(MENAFN- IANS) Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday warned against efforts to constrain its work, expressing deep concern over the steadily shrinking space for human rights defence in the country.The...

EU faces criticism for rollback on corporate human rights and environmental obligations

Human Rights Watch (HRW) voiced concern on Tuesday that some European Union (EU) member states may be retreating from their human rights and environmental commitments, following an agreement on a proposal that could weaken an EU directive aimed at...

Saleh Muslim Says War Beneficiaries Block Peace Process and Human Rights

The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, particularly those involving the Kurdish population and the Turkish state, have long been the subject of intense scrutiny from human rights organizations and policy think tanks. The recent statement by...

UNGA: Pakistan slams India over human rights abuses, state terrorism

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan, in a strongly worded statement at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accused India of widespread human rights abuses, religious persecution, and sponsoring terrorism within Pakistan. Responding to remarks made...