Angolan police used excessive force and carried out arbitrary arrests while dispersing peaceful protesters in Luanda, the ...

The submission covers human rights concerns monitored by Human Rights Watch, including treatment of asylum seekers, Indigenous peoples’ rights, children’s rights, disability rights, older persons ...

Greece has suspended the ability for people coming by boat via North Africa to seek asylum –violating their rights, ...

We write to urge you to prioritize human rights in the forthcoming European Union (EU)-China Summit to be held in China on July 24-25. At the recent G7 meeting, European Commission President Ursula ...

Undocumented and Exploited Myanmar Nationals in Thailand,” examines how the Thai police frequently stop and interrogate ...

In a landmark case for athletes’ rights, Caster Semenya, the star South African runner, won her case at the European Court of ...

Gender-based violence against women and girls violates CEDAW. As the CEDAW Committee wrote in 1992: “Gender-based violence is ...

Stacey-Leigh Manuel Published on Listen to Article United Nations member States are formulating their positions on a ...

The Italian Constitutional Court’s recent ruling upholding a law that imposes sanctions on sea rescue groups casts a dark shadow over sea rescue, but that cloud has a silver lining.

As Europe emerges from a devastating heat wave, the European Parliament should reject efforts, including by industry groups ...

The ICC, which has a mandate to investigate and prosecute some of the most serious crimes under international law, is the ...

Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) expressed concern at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ ...