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Hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk of again becoming victims of atrocities, this time in the North Darfur city of El Fasher,...

Both the violent and the dormant threat of extremism are everyone's problem and therefore require a joint effort. Continued attention is needed from the...

(Ankara, May 17, 2024) – A Turkish court’s conviction on May 16, 2024, of 24 Kurdish politicians on bogus charges of crimes against the state...

(New York) – FIFA should immediately release and commit to implementing the robust Human Rights Framework for the 2026 Men’s Soccer World Cup, which it developed...

(Tokyo) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida should publicly call on Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to respect human rights, Human...

(Beirut) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to muzzle free speech, prosecute dissent, and crack...

(Athens, May 17, 2024) – The imminent trial of nine survivors of the June 2023 Pylos shipwreck off Greece raises fair trial concerns, Human Rights...

Today marks 29 years since the People’s Republic of China (PRC) abducted the 11th Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan...

Each year on May 17, we commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.  On this day, we reflect upon the violence...

This week marked ten years since the death of Camille Lepage, a French photojournalist who was killed while working in western Central African Republic (CAR). She...

French prosecutors charged former minister Damien Abad with attempted rape on Thursday, following accusations from one of three women who have alleged he committed...

A Puerto Rico legislator and her husband were sentenced today for their involvement in a multi-year theft, bribery, and kickback scheme that fraudulently inflated...

Peru’s government published a presidential decree on May 10 classifying trans identities as mental health conditions in the country’s Essential Health Insurance Plan, which lists insurable...

Two years ago, Tajik authorities cracked down on protesters in an autonomous region of the country, resulting in the death of a local man...