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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Human Rights Council Chief Addresses Bias Claims, Obstruction and Shrinking Civic Space

As Executive Director of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO), Tesfaye Gemechu operates in one of the most polarized and perilous spaces in the country—a place where both the government and opposition accuse one another of committing grave...

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...

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...

DIRCO rejects inaccurate and deeply flawed US account of human rights in SA

UNHRC has described Expropriation Act as “critical step in addressing the country’s racially imbalanced land ownership,” notes dept South Africa rejects inaccurate and deeply flawed account of Human Rights Practices 12 August 2025 The Ministry of...

EFF rejects with contempt US Human Rights report

Fighters say this was clearly crafted to smear SA for daring to assert its sovereignty EFF STATEMENT ON THE UNITED STATES' HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA Wednesday, 13 August 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters I(EFF) rejects with...

Lawyers for Human Rights discusses Marikana Massacre

MARIKANA - Saturday marks 13 years since the Marikana Massacre in the North West. Families and victims are still demanding justice, and no one has been held accountable for the tragedy. READ: No accountability for Marikana Massacre 13 years later...

Rash: Trump administration report whitewashes human rights abuses

“These reports operate on a macro, geopolitical level to guide our foreign policy, to guide sanctions, to guide where foreign aid may be sent, as well as to guide very microlevel implications on individuals’ lives,” said Ellen Kennedy, executive...

Human Rights Watch slams Qatar for handing Baha'i leader five-year jail term

BEIRUT - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Aug 15 condemned a five-year jail sentence it said had been handed down by a Qatari court against the leader of the emirate’s Baha’i minority on “abusive charges”. The New York-based watchdog said Remy Rowhani,...

We have to build such a country where human rights won’t be violated: Farida

We have to build such a country where human rights won’t be violated: Farida Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter. Photo : PID DHAKA, Aug 16, 2025(BSS) – Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter today said that we want to build...

Peru: Boluarte enacts pardon for human rights violations between 1980 and 2000

Saturday, August 16th 2025 - 10:14 UTC Boluarte argues that the measure recognized the State's fight against terrorism Despite requests from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and other international bodies, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte...

Refuting the US State Department's misrepresentation of SA's human rights

Opinion|Published 3 hours ago 3min I am a human rights lawyer born in an era when the worst amongst a racist ruling minority ruined the humanity of the majority in South Africa. The recent US State Department Human Rights Report on SA presents a...

Human rights watchdog warns police to rethink 'heavy-handed' Palestine protest clampdown amid fears it could have a 'chilling' effect on free speech

Britain's human rights watchdog has warned against the 'heavy-handed policing' of Palestine protests amid fears it could have a 'chilling' effect on free speech. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to Home Secretary Yvette...