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Roma and Sinti human rights in focus at Warsaw conference
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Support for Roma and pro-Roma civil society organizations has shrunk dramatically in recent years, weakening their role in defending rights and holding institutions accountable, participants said at a side event of the Warsaw Human Dimension...
Godoy Law Office Adds a Former USCIS Officer and an Arabic-Speaking Human Rights Advocate to Immigration Practice
EIN Presswire
Camargo and Ghannam enhance firm’s capabilities in asylum, humanitarian relief, and multilingual client service OAK BROOK, IL, UNITED STATES, October 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Godoy Law Office has expanded its immigration practice with the...
Gaza’s $71bn reconstruction will cost seven times all previous rebuilds combined, and will fail without Palestinian leadership – Oxfam warns
Oxfam
“What was destroyed in Gaza was not merely steel and concrete.
Global Mechanism on ICTs: Statement on international law
International Committee of the Red Cross
Ambassador Lopez, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is grateful for the opportunity to address delegates in the Global Mechanism on the issue of how international law applies to the use of...
Frequently asked questions: Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
International Committee of the Red Cross
The Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas was adopted in June 2022. As of July 2026, 92 States from all regions have...
Kosmos Energy Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
DALLAS, Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kosmos Energy Ltd. (“Kosmos” or the “Company”) (NYSE/LSE: KOS) announced today its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2026. For the quarter, the Company generated net income of $185...
Rwanda and UNITAR Host Dialogue on Peace, Governance, and the Right to Development at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council
UN International Training and Research Center
25 September 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - Rwanda and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) convened a high-level side event during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council on “Peace, Governance, and the Right to...
Open Letter: Call for UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
|Published on: 25th September 2025|Categories: News| ECRE has joined more than 250 civil society organisations in calling on UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties, and to...
National Committees on IHL: Guidance on composition and roles
International Committee of the Red Cross
National Committees for the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) exist in many countries to advise and assist governments in implementing and spreading knowledge of IHL. Given its functions, a National Committee on International...
TruLegal and ICAAD Deepen Partnership to Expand Pro Bono Pathways for Legal Technology Professionals Advancing Human Rights
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TruLegal, the AI-powered partner for trusted legal talent, today announced the continued expansion of its partnership with the International Center for Advocates Against Discrimination (ICAAD). Building...
South Korea Launches Probe into Possible Human Rights Violations in ICE Raid
MENAFN
(MENAFN) South Korea is urgently examining the possibility of human rights violations in connection with the raid and subsequent detention of Korean workers by U.S. immigration authorities in Georgia earlier this month, local media reported...
Elinext Strengthens Human Rights Commitment with Ongoing Support for Families of Children with Severe Illnesses
EIN Presswire
Elinext has reaffirmed its dedication to social responsibility by continuing its regular support program for children living with serious health conditions.
Exiled Human Rights Defender Li Jiaming Calls on India to Lead Global Resistance to CCP Repression
EIN Presswire
Advocate for Tibet and Democracy Urges Democratic Nations to Unite as Human Rights Pressures Mount NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As global concern over human rights conditions in China continues to escalate, exiled...
Launch of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Government of Slovenia
SLOVENIA, September 8 - Running from 8 September to 8 October 2025, the session will address a wide range of substantive issues as well as the human rights situation in individual countries.
Donetsk: Lives transformed by the hostilities
International Committee of the Red Cross
It was after midnight when the ceiling came down.
Exiled Human Rights Defender Li Jiaming Calls on India to Lead Resistance Against CCP Repression
EIN Presswire
Prominent conscience of Tibet urges New Delhi to uphold democracy and support those silenced by China NEW DELHI, CA, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Li Jiaming, also known as Li Ang, a prominent human rights defender and...
Former Liberian Rebel General Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Concealing Serious Human Rights Violations to Fraudulently Obtain Immigration Status in the United States
U.S. Department of Justice
Laye Sekou Camara, 47, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of visa fraud. “The defendant, who was a member of a Liberian rebel group, engaged in the extrajudicial killing of civilians and ordered a...
STATEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR KIDS ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT BILLS TARGETING CHILDREN IN D.C.’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
EIN Presswire
The U.S. House Oversight Committee advanced several bills that would roll back bipartisan reforms designed to protect children in the justice system.
More must be done to safeguard the human rights defenders who are protecting our right to freedom of religion or belief, OSCE human rights head says
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
WARSAW, 22 August 2025 – Greater efforts are needed to support human rights defenders working to protect freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief as a core human right at the heart of our democracies, the OSCE Office for Democratic...
ICRC statement on The New Yorker article
International Committee of the Red Cross
A story published in The New Yorker includes excerpts of confidential ICRC correspondence that the publication says was obtained from a former U.S. government official.
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