Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Human Rights Union Urges Protection of Artsakh Armenians on International Indigenous Peoples Day
Aravot
·
August 9 is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, established by the United Nations General Assembly. On December 23, 1994, through its Resolution 49/214, the UN designated August 9 as the International Day of the World’s...
'A travesty': Outrage grows as leak shows Trump admin scrubbing out human rights violations
AlterNet
·
August 9, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration earned condemnation from Amnesty International on Thursday over its leaked plans to downplay human rights violations in countries favored by the American government. News of the plan was originally...
Undule speaks about human rights, elections
The Nation Malawi
·
August 9, 2025
Campaign for the September 16 2025, General Election is gathering momentum with some major political parties already having unveiled their manifestos. Our Staff Writer MICHAEL MMEYA caught up with seasoned human rights activist UNDULE MWAKASUNGULA...
Heeding EHRC’s Stark Human Rights Warning
The Reporter Ethiopia
·
August 9, 2025
The report published by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)this week covering the period from June 2024 to June 2025 paints a stark and distressing picture of ongoing human rights violations across the country. From widespread reports of...
Uganda launches 2025 National Conference on health and human rights
NTV Uganda
·
Uganda launches 2025 National Conference on health and human rights The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development, has launched the Uganda National Conference on Health, Human Rights, and...
Evan McMahon: Braun, ICE collaboration violates human rights
Daily Reporter - Indiana
·
August 9, 2025
Evan McMahon If you commit the “crime” of speaking Spanish in Indiana, watch your back. The Indiana State Police and Indiana National Guard are looking for you. Gov. Mike Braun recently announced the Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of...
ActionSA reports McKenzie to the South African Human Rights Commission over alleged racist remarks
IOL
·
ActionSA has reported Minister Gayton McKenzie to the South African Human Rights Commission, over alleged racist remarks that included apartheid slurs and other demeaning references aimed at black South Africans. This development follows the...
Un Human Rights Chief Warns Against Israel's Plan To Take Complete Control O
The Nigerian Voice
·
The UN’s top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue a complete takeover of the Gaza Strip. “A complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted,” insisted Volker Türk, UN...
NHRC, Taiwan Empower Victims Of Human Rights Violations In Nigeria
Daily Independent
·
August 9, 2025
1 The robust partnership between the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nigeria and the Taipei Trade Office has strengthened over the years, culminating in the recent empowerment of eleven underprivileged victims of human rights...
UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Escalation of Deadly Attacks in Eastern DRC Despite Ceasefire Agreements
South Africa Today
·
August 9, 2025
United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has strongly condemned the surge in deadly attacks by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group and other armed factions against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past...
UN Human Rights Chief: Israeli Plan For Gaza Takeover Must Be Halted Immediately
MENAFN
·
August 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Nam News Network) GENEVA, Aug 9 (NNN-APA) – UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, said yesterday that, the Israeli regime's plan, for a complete military takeover of the Gaza Strip“must be immediately halted.” “It runs contrary to the...
Trump Orders State Department to Overlook International Human Rights Abuses
The Intercept
·
August 8, 2025
The State Department is gutting its human rights reporting by excising information detailing abuses by foreign governments from the department’s annual reports, The Intercept has learned. Officially called “Country Reports on Human Rights...
City of Quincy Human Rights Commission met Aug. 7
Quincy Reporter - Illinois
·
August 9, 2025
City of Quincy Human Rights Commission met Aug. 7. Here is the agenda provided by the commission: Call to Order & Roll Call Approval of Minutes Public Comment (3 minutes only) Nominations/Election of Officers Committee Reports • Education...
State Dept. omitting anti-LGBTQ+ actions from foreign human rights reports
The Advocate
·
August 8, 2025
The U.S. State Department is redoing its human rights reports on other countries, omitting anti-LGBTQ+ persecution, gender-based crimes, and other information the reports have traditionally included. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and...
Fiji Human Rights Commission calls on state to uphold freedom of religion
Fijivillage
·
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission is urging the State to respect and protect the constitutional and international rights to freedom of religion, conscience, and belief. Commissioner Alefina Vuki says these are fundamental...
When Sanctions Clash with Individual Rights: the UK Supreme Court Considers the Conflict Between Sanctions and Human Rights
JD Supra - California
·
August 8, 2025
Sanctions necessarily target individuals and materially impact their freedom to travel, do business and even own houses. Do the various guarantees of human rights offer a defence to these draconian restrictions? On 29 July 2025, the Supreme Court...
Hundreds of alleged human rights abuses in US immigration detention centres, report finds
British Medical Journal
·
A new report has catalogued hundreds of alleged human rights abuses in US immigration detention centres, including physical and sexual abuse, mistreatment of pregnant women, and inadequate medical care.1 The report, prepared by the office of...
Georgia’s Ossoff raises concerns over human rights violations in immigration detention
WABE - Georgia
·
August 8, 2025
Stewart Detention Center, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in southwest Georgia, is one of the country’s largest, holding about 2,000 people. (David Goldman/AP) A months-long investigation into Immigration and Customs...
US scales back Biden-era human rights criticism of Israel in latest State Dept report
All Israel News
·
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC, March 5, 2018. (Photo: Haim Zach/GPO) While the impending trial of Israel’s prime minister and concerns about the proposed...
Angolans protest in Lisbon and London and demand respect for human rights
Ver Angola
·
Immigrants in Lisbon gathered in front of the institution starting at 9:00 am. Around 3:00 pm, around fifty people remained there, demanding respect for human rights and holding the Angolan government accountable for the deaths that occurred in...