World leaders express outrage at Israel’s renewed bombing of Gaza civilians

Strikes said to target Hamas killed hundreds within hours including women and children, undermining ceasefire.

Serbian officials deny using sonic device as panic grips crowd of protesters

Serbian officials have denied that the country’s security forces used a military-grade sonic device to disperse and scare peaceful protesters at a major anti-government rally over the weekend.

Fears for human rights as Peru passes ‘simply brutal’ anti-NGO law

Experts say legislation will prevent vulnerable people from accessing justice in latest government-backed crackdown.

Do Human Rights Have a Future?

The strategies that once guided advocacy are no longer adequate in a world led by strongmen.

Chinese repression of Tibetans and Uyghurs: ‘Switzerland must take action now’

The world’s first government-commissioned study, by Switzerland, on intimidation of Tibetan and Uyghur communities sheds a light on transnational repression by China. Are countries such as Switzerland doing enough to protect its people from transnational repression?

Rights group says Pakistan steps up pressure on Afghans to return home where they risk persecution

A leading rights group says that Pakistan’s authorities have intensified pressure on Afghan refugees to go back to neighboring Afghanistan where they risk persecution by the Taliban and face dire economic conditions.

‘Hope in Syria is really hanging by a thread’: EU pledges more aid despite violence

The bloc has spearheaded efforts to restore diplomatic ties with Damascus in recent months.

German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials

Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained.

Human rights group says Central Asian migrants facing xenophobia in Russia

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Monday bringing to light increased hate speech, violence, and legislative and administrative harassment towards Central Asian migrants in the Russian Federation, following the tragic Crocus City Hall attack in Moscow in March 2024.

Argentina: Lawyer opposed to gender policies appointed to top human rights post

Úrsula Basset, specialist in family law who has backed President Milei’s “cultural battle” against “wokeism,” named as new human rights director for Argentina’s Foreign Ministry.