UN General Assembly Should Act on Gaza
Click to expand Image Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov addresses the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2022 at UN headquarters. © 2022 Mary Altaffer/AP Photo The United Nations...
View ArticleNortheast Syria: Turkish Strikes Disrupt Water, Electricity
Recent Turkish drone strikes on Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria damaged critical infrastructure and resulted in water and electricity disruptions for millions of people. People in the region,...
View ArticleMokom Case Falls Flat in Central African Republic
Click to expand Image Former Central African Republic militia leader Maxim Mokom attends the International Criminal Court hearings on the charges against him in The Hague, Netherlands, August 22,...
View ArticleIsrael-Palestine Hostilities Affect Rights in Europe
Click to expand Image (Top Left): A demonstration in support of the Palestinian people in Strasbourg, France on, October 13, 2023. © 2023 Sipa via AP Images. (Top Right): A demonstrator holds a sign...
View ArticleIsrael-Palestine Hostilities Affect Rights in Europe
Click to expand Image (Top Left): A demonstration in support of the Palestinian people in Strasbourg, France on, October 13, 2023. © 2023 Sipa via AP Images. (Top Right): A demonstrator holds a sign...
View ArticleFIFA Broke Own Human Rights Rules for World Cup Hosts
(New York, October 27, 2023) – Global soccer governing body FIFA has broken its own human rights rules in announcing a plan for hosting the next two men’s World Cups that effectively eliminates bidding...
View ArticleMozambique: Police Fire on Protesters
Click to expand Image Demonstrators clash with riot police during a march to protest results of the sixth municipal elections in Maputo, Mozambique, October 27, 2023. © 2023 LUISA...
View ArticleStudents, Schools Under Attack Despite Landmark UN Resolution
Click to expand Image A view of a damaged classroom in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, November 7, 2022. © 2022 Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters Two years ago, the United Nations Security Council...
View ArticleIsrael/Palestine: Grave Concerns for Civilians in Ground Offensive
Click to expand Image Smoke rises after an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. © AP 2023 (Jerusalem) – Israel began major ground operations in the Gaza Strip on October 28, 2023....
View ArticleGhana: End Chaining for Mental Health Conditions
Click to expand Image A woman with a real or perceived mental health condition with a chain around her ankle at a prayer camp in Easter region, Ghana, October 2023. She said, “I sleep with the chain...
View ArticleCOP28: Climate Action Requires Upholding Rights
Click to expand Image UAE Minister of State and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber talks during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week's opening ceremony, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab...
View ArticleSouth Korean Court Upholds Military 'Sodomy' Law
Click to expand Image South Korean LGBT, HIV activists demonstrate in front of the Constitutional Court of Korea, Seoul, October 26, 2023 © 2023 Kangjosae In a setback for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
View ArticleA Path to Belonging for People with Psychosocial Disabilities in Ghana
Click to expand Image Pamela (not her real name), a woman with a real or perceived mental health condition, confined in a room at a prayer camp in Eastern region, Ghana, November 2022. © 2022 Shantha...
View ArticlePakistan: Afghans Detained, Face Deportation
Click to expand Image Trucks loaded with the belongings of Afghan refugees who are being forced to leave Pakistan outside the United Nations refugee agency repatriation centers in Azakhel town in...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s Campaign was No ‘Paradise on Earth’
Click to expand Image Eiko Kawasaki and other plaintiffs celebrate outside a Tokyo courthouse after a high court found the North Korean government liable for human rights violations against Korean and...
View ArticleBrazil’s Congress Holds Public Hearing on Teacher Harassment
Click to expand Image A public hearing on the “harassment of teachers in Brazil” held by the Education and Human Rights committees of the Chamber of Deputies on October 30, 2023. © 2023 Câmara dos...
View ArticleEgypt: Dozens of Peaceful Protesters Detained
Click to expand Image Students of Cairo University demonstrate in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Cairo, Egypt, October 18, 2023. © 2023 Mohamed Abd El...
View ArticleGaza: Israeli Attacks, Blockade Devastating for People with Disabilities
Click to expand Image Three men help a man in a wheelchair move amid the rubble and destruction in the southern Gaza Strip on October 22, 2023. © 2023 SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images (Jerusalem) –...
View ArticleBangladesh: Violence Erupts Amid Demands for Fair Election
Click to expand Image Police clash with Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters who are protesting for a fair election, Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 28, 2023. © 2023 Anik Rahman/AP Photo (New York) –...
View ArticleUS Sanctions Myanmar Junta’s Gas Revenue
Click to expand Image The United States government has imposed a ban on financial transactions involving the Myanmar state-owned oil company, the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), in a long...
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