Mandela’s legacy thrives as today’s blueprint for prisoners’ rights
Nearly 12 million people are imprisoned globally, with almost one third awaiting sentencing, at a time when prisons are overcrowded in half of all countries, according to a new UN…
Tunisia: UN experts urge swift action to uphold migrants’ rights
“Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the UN experts warned in a statement. They emphasized that it is prohibition under international human rights law to deport migrants, refugees and…
Russia: UN rights experts call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich
Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia and Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, were responding to the 31-year-old United States…
Devastating rights violations against Indigenous people must end
He was speaking in Geneva at the annual meeting on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, referencing in-depth conversations he had had in recent months with Indigenous representatives during missions to…
European Parliament passed a resolution against the violation of human rights in India
Brussels: A resolution was passed in the European Parliament against human rights abuses in India, demanding that the Indian authorities stop ethnic and religious violence. According to the details, a…
The British Journal raised questions on the serious violations of human rights by the Modi government
London: The British Herald, a famous British magazine, blasted the so-called Indian democracy, raising questions on the serious human rights violations of the Modi government in its July issue. According…
Independent investigations into human rights violations in India; European Parliament
Independent investigations into human rights violations in India; European Parliament (Photo: File) Brussels: The European Parliament passed a resolution condemning ethnic and religious violence and human rights violations against minorities…
European Parliament passed a resolution against the violation of human rights in India
A resolution was passed in the European Parliament on human rights violations in India. A resolution passed by the European Parliament in Brussels condemned ethnic and religious violence in India.…
Sudan: UN rights chief calls for probe after 87 bodies found in mass grave
The victims, who included members of the Masalit ethnic community, were allegedly killed last month by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia, the UN human rights office, OHCHR,…
Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans
According to the experts, hundreds of Eritreans were also subjected to summary deportations at the end of June. “Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the experts, including Mohamed Babiker,…