Trump administration moves focus of key human rights report away from persecuted identity groups

New guidance was sent to all U.S. embassies and consulates abroad Thursday, according to a senior state department official.
Forbes

Sudan: Documentation Of Human Rights Violations Must Continue

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. Ahead of the 60th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, ...
JezebelOpinion

In the U.S., Nothing Says Human Rights Abuse Like Ensuring Reproductive Freedom!

U.S. embassies around the world have been instructed to categorize abortion access, DEI policies, and transgender care for ...
Human Rights Watch

Letter to President Noboa on “internal armed conflict” and human rights violations in Ecuador

I write on behalf of Human Rights Watch to share an assessment of your government’s response to heinous abuses by criminal groups since you announced an “internal armed conflict” in Ecuador over four ...
IFEX

ADHRB addresses human rights violations in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

Concerns were raised at the 57th UN Human Rights Council about repression in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, urging accountability and safeguarding free expression. This statement was originally published ...
Opinion
LankaWebOpinion

TOP UNFPA: Using “Gender-Based Violence” to erase Biological Women — A Violation of the Rights of 4Billion Women

UNFPA was established in 1967 to protect reproductive health for men and women — meaning biological sex categories only. Even in 1997, the UNFPA Executive Director confirmed that reproductive rights ...
consilium.europa

Human rights violations in Russia: EU lists further 28 individuals

The Council today imposed restrictive measures on 28 individuals responsible for serious violations of human rights, the repression of democratic opposition, and activities seriously undermining the ...
Jurist

UN publishes report detailing human rights violations in North Korea

The UN Office of the High Commissioner published a report on Friday detailing North Korea’s ongoing and worsening human rights crisis. The report, which consists of numerous interviews with North ...
The Conversation

Big companies profit from poverty but aren’t obliged to uphold human rights. International law must change – scholar

Bonita Meyersfeld has received funding from the National Research Foundation as part of her NRF rating. There is some disagreement among legal practitioners and scholars about whether corporations ...
The Standard on MSN

Zimbabwe human rights violations are worsening

In October 2025, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) documented a total of 116 human rights violations across the country, affecting 2,531 individuals, of whom 1,360 were female and 1,171were male. Among ...
consilium.europa

Human rights violations in Russia: EU lists further five individuals

The Council today imposed restrictive measures on five individuals responsible for serious violations or abuses of human rights and for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in ...