human rights

In a “horrifying escalation” of its use of the death penalty, Iran executed at least 975 people last year, according to two human rights organizations on Thursday. According to the French organization Together Against the Death...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has completely failed to protect the human rights of citizens, a fact that is now clear to the entire nation. Over the past 15 years, this submissive commission has been...

A UN delegation, led by Rory Mungoven, head of the Asia-Pacific Division of the United Nations Human Rights Organization, today held a meeting with Advisor for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Syeda Rizwana Hasan at her...

Diplomatic missions of 13 Western countries and the European Commission in Dhaka showed their firm commitment to Universal Declaration of Human Rights (HR) marking International Human Rights Day being observed today. “Our commitment to the principles...

Britain condemned Russia on Friday for sending opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for 19 years on extremism charges, claiming that “dissent cannot be silenced” and urging “his immediate release.” “His abuse shows Russia’s complete disregard...

Human Rights Watch called on the European Union to stop supporting Tunisia’s migration control efforts on Wednesday, claiming that the country’s security services had engaged in “serious abuses” toward black African migrants. The New York-based watchdog...

To overcome the mental health risk situation of women activists Voice & Views (V&V) NGO has implemented psychosocial well-being support activities for human rights defenders of the organization. Three workshops were held for the activists in...

Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brothers and former presidents of Sri Lanka, have been prohibited from entering Canada because they violated human rights during the island country’s civil conflict. When a no-holds-barred military offensive destroyed the Tamil...

Human Rights Watch stated on Wednesday that Belarusian border guards may have tortured refugees on the country’s border with Poland and that both countries had committed “severe human rights breaches.” The two countries “have an obligation...

Sergei Kovalev, a well-known human rights activist and former Soviet dissident, died on Monday at the age of 91, according to his family. Kovalev was a biologist who rose to prominence in the Soviet Union’s pro-democracy...