The Iran-Israel Conflict: A Human Rights Perspective on Escalating Tensions in the Middle East

The long-standing enmity between Iran and Israel has intensified in recent years, reaching dangerous new heights in 2024 and 2025.

A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’

The death of Turki al-Jasser was the first high-profile killing of a journalist since the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Families, human rights lawyer visit El Salvador, seek to visit imprisoned Venezuelans

As a kid in rural Venezuela, Widmer Agelviz Sanguino would be awakened in the middle of the night by the screeches of nearby owls. Those frightful sounds left a lasting impression. So, when he became older, he got a tattoo on one of his arms: an owl, a clock, and a bouquet of roses.

Tolerance holding up in France despite hate speech, report on racism finds

After a turbulent 2023 marked by the consequences of the terrorist attacks by Hamas, French people’s acceptance of others again increased in 2024, according to the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights’ annual study. But prejudice persists.

Jakarta: storm over culture minister’s ‘denial’ of the rapes of May 1998

The reference is to the ‘national tragedy’ that mainly affected Chinese-Indonesian women and ended with the resignation of then-President Suharto. For Fadli Zon, the allegations of sexual violence are ‘unproven’. Protests at home and abroad. The Commission recalls the findings of the investigation, which are ‘official documents’ of the state.

The Ongoing Search for Justice for Korean-American Adoptees

In March 2025, South Korea admitted for the first time that the government doctored paperwork and faked the identities of at least 367 children between 1964 and 1999 in a bid for political and economic gains.

Africa: Civilian Deaths in Conflict Are Surging, Warns UN Human Rights Office

Civilian deaths in conflict surged by 40 per cent last year, according to new data released by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) with already marginalised groups facing disproportionate levels of discrimination.

Maltese human rights expert John Pace honoured in Australia

A Maltese human rights expert and former UN senior official has been recognised in Australia’s King’s Birthday Honours List.

‘Red line’: Tens of thousands expected at Brussels protest against war in Gaza

More than 100 organisations and their supporters will gather on Sunday in Brussels for a large-scale demonstration in support of Palestine. The organisation is expecting thousands of people to draw a “symbolic red line” against the war in Gaza.

U.S. lawmakers honor Dalai Lama with bipartisan resolution ahead of 90th birthday

The resolution – introduced in both chambers of Congress – designates July 6 as ‘A Day of Compassion’ and rejects Chinese interference in the Dalai Lama’s succession.