Sri Lanka’s lost opportunity at UN Human Rights Council

At the recently concluded session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), a resolution was passed, without a vote, extending the mandate of the Sri Lanka Accountability Project, an internationally sanctioned mechanism to gather and...

China bristles at UN criticisms of its human rights record

(TibetanReview.net, Oct12’25) – China has strongly criticized a number of democratic countries for their criticism of it for its deplorable human rights record in Tibet etc at the United Nations General Assembly, which opened on Sep 9, but has...

From Professor to Cadre: A Public Appeal to Al Mariam — Once a Defender of Human Rights, Now a Voice for Power

By Zehabesha Editorial Desk For nearly two decades, Professor Alemayehu G. “Al” Mariam stood as one of Ethiopia’s most articulate and uncompromising voices for human rights, democracy, and constitutional governance. Through his powerful weekly...

Ensuring accountability & human rights

NECU partners in International Human Rights Workshop

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 12 (MExN): North East Christian University (NECU), Dimapur, is a key academic partner in the International Workshop on Human Rights Research and Policy, which began on October 6. The three-week programme, jointly organised by...

[Human Rights Watch Urges Warring Parties in Yemen to End Interference in Humanitarian Aid

Aden ــ Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on all parties involved in the ongoing conflict in Yemen to immediately cease their interference in the delivery and distribution of humanitarian aid, warning that such actions are exacerbating one of...

Haryana governor releases annual report of state human rights panel

Interwoven Issues of Democracy, Ethnicity, and Human Rights

Myanmar Spring Chronicle – October 11: Scene (MoeMaKa, October 12, 2025) Interwoven Issues of Democracy, Ethnicity, and Human Rights Across Myanmar’s ongoing civil war, fierce battles continue over territory, towns, and military bases. Yet among...

Announcements: Right to Strike under International Law Seminar; BUL Law Talk Series; If the World is Family Event; CfS Cyber Law Toolkit; Human Rights and Freedoms under Pressure from Algorithms Conference; CfA European Yearbook of International…

Nigerian Govt hiding under ‘facade’ of justice to persecute Nnamdi Kanu – Human rights lawyer

A human rights lawyer, Barrister Christopher Chidera, has accused the Nigerian government of hiding under the “facade’ of justice to persecute the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Chidera, in a statement issued in...

Human rights experts condemn new Taliban internet restrictions

UN human rights experts on Friday condemned the Taliban’s internet and social media restrictions in Afghanistan, calling them violations of fundamental human rights. The social media restrictions, which began on October 7, target major platforms...

Renovated last year: National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights uses educational interactivity against forgetting

Germany, Australia, ASF France Urge Nigeria to Abolish Death Penalty, Cite Human Rights Concerns

German and Australian Embassies in Nigeria as well as Avocats Sans Frontières France have called for the abolition of death penalty in Nigeria. The trio which jointly organized the screening of the movie “Just Mercy” in Abuja at the weekend, while...

Rep. Don Bacon comments on human rights abuses and blames Democrats for government shutdown

Rep. Don Bacon, who represents Nebraska’s 2nd district in the U.S. Congress, posted a series of statements on his social media account on October 11, 2025, addressing issues ranging from human rights abuses to the ongoing government shutdown...

Arab Moot Court Competition for Human Rights concludes

Officials and participants during the competition. DOHA: The first edition of the Arab Moot Court Competition for Human Rights concluded on October 9, 2025 at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI). The competition was organised by the...

Justice Dennis Adjei launches 968-page book on international human rights law

A Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Sir Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei, has launched a book titled “International Human and Peoples’ Rights: Law and Practice,” containing 968 pages and exploring the global framework of human rights law and its...

NHRC, Commissioner for Human Rights in Tajikistan to enhance cooperation

Chairperson of NHRC H E Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah and Commissioner for Human Rights in Tajikistan Umed Bobozod exchanging documents after signing the agreement. Doha: The National Human Rights Committee (Qatar) (NHRC) has signed a memorandum...

Overcrowded jails raise alarm over health, human rights

Bangladesh’s prison infrastructure is facing unprecedented pressure, with 71 correctional facilities currently housing 79,081 inmates—nearly double the sanctioned capacity of 43,157. The overcrowding has raised serious concerns over prisoner...

“Totally wrong…violation of human rights..”: Karnataka Minister on absence of women journalists at Afghan FM Muttaqi’s presser

Karnataka Minister HK Patil condemned the absence of women journalists at Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s press conference, calling it a “violation of human rights.” Patil emphasised that any attempt to restrict women journalists from...

Local Pastors Protest Against Human Rights March

Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Members of Pride Bahamas organization and members of Churches United in Christ assembled for a human...