Human rights are under a full-scale attack around the world, United Nations Secretary‑General warns at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The road to genocide doesn’t begin with bullets and mass graves, but with more subtle violations. Declining workers’ rights or compromises on the right to a fair trial may come first. Brutality by law ...

On Dec. 4, 2025, human rights nonprofit organization Amnesty International published a report alleging multiple examples of human rights abuses — including one practice that would meet the United ...

Ahead of the 60th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, commencing on September 8 and running until October 3, close to 100 civil society organizations from Sudan and beyond sent a joint letter to ...

The University of Washington's Center for Human Rights published a report on Thursday that alleges state and private organizations are complicit in "gross" human rights violations through federal ...

The State Department released its long-awaited reports on international human rights Tuesday, and they drastically reduce the types of government repression and abuse that the United States under ...

In August 2025, the U.S Department of State released its annual "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices," which omitted previously reported human rights violations, including "political freedoms, ...

The fall of the Awami League (AL) government in August 2024 was a turning point in Bangladesh’s recent history. The widespread mobilization, which was driven by anger at inequality, corruption, and ...

Today, the Council imposed restrictive measures on two persons responsible for serious violations of human rights, the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and the undermining of ...

APSHRC Research Officer Joel Angu presented a brief on the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, and elaborated the powers and functions of the commission, including inquiry into complaints, ...

Addressing a human rights awareness programme at Pongchau in Longding district on Wednesday, Tago highlighted the mandate of the APSHRC under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, and reiterated ...