Homeless in the Winter: UN Condemns Largest Migrant Eviction in Catalonia’s History
BADALONA, SPAIN — In the early hours of December 17, 2025, a massive police operation…
UN Human Rights Council hears grim updates on Ukraine, Gaza and global racism
Escalating conflict in Ukraine In an oral update, Ilze Brands Kehris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for…
Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too
Right around the Fourth of July, Americans pay renewed attention to the country’s crucial founding…
It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief
“Allowing hate speech and harmful content online has real world consequences. Regulating this content is…
US: Rights experts urge Senate to reject bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court
The ICC issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former…
Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo
On Monday the United States military sent 11 long-term detainees from the facility to Oman…
More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024
These deaths represent an increase of over 1,000 on the total killings for 2023, according…
World News in Brief: Deadly China quake, Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, CAR rights defenders, finance and food crises
At least 126 people were killed and 188 injured in the 7.1-magnitude quake in Dingri…
Sophie Richardson Joins Chinese Human Rights Defenders Network
Sophie Richardson Joins Chinese Human Rights Defenders Network January 2, 2025 Specialist on Human Rights…
Report details bleak human rights situation in Ukraine nearly three years into Russian invasion
Covering the period of September to November 2024, the report describes intensified Russian attacks on…