Human Rights

End leprosy discrimination laws ‘without delay’, UN rights expert urges

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A trader affected by leprosy waits for customers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

‘Urgent, renewed effort’ needed to restore civilian rule in Myanmar: Bachelet

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Protesters attend a march against the military coup in Myanmar.

UN remembers ‘unprecedented horror and calculated cruelty’ of the Holocaust

The Holocaust “defined the United Nations”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a virtual ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday, recalling that the UN Charter was drafted in San Francisco “as the Dachau concentration camp was...

Egypt: Forced Returns of Eritrean Asylum Seekers

Egyptian authorities are deporting Eritreans seeking asylum, including children, without assessing their asylum claims or other protection needs, Human Rights Watch said on January 27, 2022.

Fighting Impunity for Crimes in Syria: Victory in Germany, Setback in France

The conviction in Germany on January 13 of a former Syrian intelligence official for crimes against humanity marks a major breakthrough in the fight for justice for atrocities in Syria. In sharp contrast, a French court’s decision in November raises...

Bachelet: ‘We need to push back against hatred’

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Children wearing “United Against Hate” t-shirts appear at an interfaith gathering at...

UN Reviews Venezuela’s Poor Human Rights Record

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Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the...

Urgent action needed to protect Vietnamese workers trafficked to Serbia

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A view on Belgrade, Serbia.

A Courageous Battle for Human Rights Out of Love for Taiwan

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Protesters hold a long banner reading "Rescue Human Rights" to demand that the Taiwanese government rectify the Tai Ji Men...

U.S. National Religious Freedom Day and the Tai Ji Men Case

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The Action Alliance to Redress 1219, the Center for Studies on New Religions, and Human Rights Without Frontiers co-...