African Rights Envoy Calls on Nigeria to Take Action Against Femicide, Male Violence Against Women
Naija Feminist Media, 5 November 2026
Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has pledged to mobilise civil society organisations and other stakeholders to push for the country’s ratification of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, following concerns over femicide and other forms of violence targeting women. Read the full article here.
من مباحث أمن الدولة إلى جهاز المخابرات الوطني في البحرين: حين تتغير الأسماء ولا ينتهي السؤال
Bahrain Mirror, 3 November 2026
يتناول هذا المقال مسار الجهاز الأمني في البحرين، من الجذر البريطاني لأجهزة الشرطة والاستخبارات، مرورًا بمباحث أمن الدولة وجهاز الأمن الوطني، وصولًا إلى جهاز المخابرات الوطني. وهو مقال حقوقي تحليلي يقرأ المسار القانوني والمؤسسي في ضوء تقارير الجهات الدولية والمستقلة، ويفرّق بين وقوع الانتهاك، وتحديد المسؤول عنه، ومدى تحقق المساءلة.
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A Little-Known Election Is Coming That Will Affect How the UN Spends Its Money, So Pay Attention
Passblue, 2 November 2026
United Nations Member States are scheduled to elect 10 new countries on Nov. 6 to the advisory committee on budgets, a 21-member body that holds immense influence over the organisation’s finances but operates under the radar. Everyone needs to pay attention to the vote. Read the full article here.
The UN Human Rights Council at 20: Credibility in Question
Inter Press Service, 2 November 2026
Only six of the [Council candidates] met most of the 17 criteria set out in the International Service for Human Rights’ scorecards, which include cooperating with UN experts and paying UN dues on time. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Global Issues.
Elections Without a Choice: When the UN Votes but Does Not Choose
Bangladesh Dialogue, 28 October 2026
Rights groups such as the International Service for Human Rights now urge regional groups to field more candidates than seats every year. Read the full story here.
Fórum africano defende medidas para reforçar aplicação da Carta dos Direitos Humanos
Hold On Angola, 28 October 2026
A aplicação efectiva da Carta Africana dos Direitos Humanos e dos Povos e o reforço dos mecanismos de protecção marcaram o terceiro Fórum Conjunto dos Mecanismos Especiais e Diálogo de Alto Nível, realizado nos dias 20 e 21 de Outubro, em Dacar, Senegal, à margem da sessão da Comissão Africana dos Direitos Humanos e dos Povos. Read the full article here.
A Uyghur Woman’s Stand Against China’s Repression
Voice Of Uyghurs, 27 October 2026
In an April 2026 profile the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) describes how [Rizwangul NurMuhammad’s] family’s suffering pushed her into defending others facing oppression by Chinese authorities. Read the full article here.
بحران نظم بین‌المللی، تضعیف حقوق بشر و چالش‌های آیندهٔ دموکراسی
Radio Zamaneh, 28 October 2026
نگرانی بزرگ ناظران سیاسی این است که کشورهایی مانند ایران، اسرائیل، میانمار، بلاروس، کرهٔ شمالی و -بیش از همه- روسیه و چین، مدتی است می‌کوشند بودجهٔ دفتر کمیسر عالی حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد (OHCHR) و تحقیقات شورای حقوق بشر سازمان ملل در ژنو را مسدود کرده یا کاهش دهند. در شورای امنیت سه دولت قدرتمند عضو هستند که مدت‌هاست از هیچ تلاشی برای جلوگیری از فعالیت‌های حقوق بشری کمیسر عالی حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد یا کاهش بودجهٔ آن فروگذاری نمی‌کنند[17]. دولت دونالد ترامپ پرداخت سهم‌های معوقهٔ سال ۲۰۲۴ و تمامی سهم‌های ایالات متحده برای سال ۲۰۲۵ را ناگهان متوقف کرده و تقریباً تمام کمک‌های داوطلبانه به سازمان ملل را کاهش داده است.
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Preso de Gdeim Izik, al límite tras 22 días de huelga de hambre: denuncian tortura y promesas incumplidas en Marruecos
El Ciudadano, 21 October 2026
La ISHR denunció ante el Comité de Descolonización que Marruecos no ha cumplido ninguna de las resoluciones de los mecanismos de derechos humanos. Read the full article here.
日本も選ばれた国連人権理事会、なぜ15議席が「無競争選挙」？2026年の票数と選出の条件を読む
Sekamito / The World In Context, 19 October 2026
2026年10月の国連人権理事会選挙では15候補が15議席に立ちました。地域配分、総会の絶対多数、国別票、任期と理事会の権限を確認し、無競争でも投票が必要な仕組みと選挙への批判を読みます。 Read the full article here.
长平观察：皮莱诺奖争议背后的“名单”
Deutsche Welle (Chinese service), 16 October 2026
2013年9月14日，曹顺利在北京首都机场被拦下。她要去日内瓦参加人权培训，为一个月后联合国对中国的普遍定期审议做准备。2014年3月14日，她死于羁押和虐待，此前被拒绝及时就医。一周后，联合国人权理事会审议通过中国的审议结果，国际人权服务社（ISHR）请求为曹顺利默哀一分钟，中国代表团提出程序异议，理事会以20票对13票拒绝让主席延后裁决，默哀被中断。Read the full article here.
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Ethiopia-Eritrea war fears, Gaza military base blocked, and Kabila’s new coalition: The Cheat Sheet
The New Humanitarian, 16 October 2026
A ‘wholly uncompetitive’ vote saw 15 new members elected to the UN Human Rights Council, in a process rights watchdog ISHR called ‘a mockery of an election’. Read the full article here.
Human rights groups criticize uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body
Associated Press, 14 October 2026
Human rights groups sharply criticized Tuesday’s uncontested election of 15 members of the United Nations’ premier human rights body, saying it resulted in countries with poor rights records winning seats. Read the full article here.
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On Nigeria’s Election to the United Nations Human Rights Council
Intervention.ng, 14 October 2026
The International Service for Human Rights observed on 13 October 2026 that the latest Council election, like several previous elections, was uncompetitive because the regional groups presented candidate lists matching the available seats. Read the full article here.
BM İnsan Hakları Konseyi’nde 15 sandalye rakipsiz adaylarla doldu
Eigen Radar, 14 October 2026
BM Genel Kurulu, İnsan Hakları Konseyi’ne 15 ülke seçti; bütün bölge grupları sandalye sayısı kadar aday gösterdi. Read the full article here.
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Human rights groups criticize uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body
La Nación / AP, 14 October 2026
U N human rights council seats were filled without competition. Rights groups criticized the election of abusive states. Read the full article here.
‘This Uncompetitive Vote Makes A Mockery Of The Word ‘Election’
The Nigerian Lawyer, 14 October 2026
The International Service for Human Rights also criticised the absence of competition, saying states genuinely committed to human rights should put themselves forward for elected positions and give UN members meaningful choices. Read the full article here.
15 nước được bầu vào Hội đồng Nhân quyền Liên hợp quốc
Quang Ninh / Associated Press, 14 October 2026
Trong khi đó, tổ chức Dịch vụ Quốc tế về Nhân quyền (ISHR), có trụ sở tại Geneva và hỗ trợ các nhà hoạt động nhân quyền, cho rằng vai trò của Hội đồng Nhân quyền ngày càng quan trọng trong bối cảnh quốc tế hiện nay. Bà Madeleine Sinclair, Giám đốc văn phòng New York của ISHR, kêu gọi các quốc gia thành viên chú trọng các tiêu chuẩn nhân quyền khi lựa chọn thành viên Hội đồng. Read the full article here.
Human rights groups criticize uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body
The Washington Post / Associated Press, 14 October 2026
‘States with a real commitment to upholding human rights should be doing everything they can to ensure the body includes states that uphold the highest human rights standards,’ said Madeleine Sinclair, director of [ISHR’s] New York office. Read the full article here.
Human rights groups criticise uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body
The Independent / Associated Press, 14 October 2026
The International Service for Human Rights, a Geneva-based organisation that supports rights defenders, said never has the work of the council been so essential. Read the full article here.
UN मानवाधिकार परिषद चुनाव में कुवैत फिर शामिल, 15 देश चुने गए
Gulf Hindi, 13 October 2026
ISHR के न्यूयॉर्क कार्यालय की निदेशक मेडेलीन सिनक्लेयर ने कहा कि परिषद में केवल वही देश होने चाहिए जो सचमुच मानवाधिकारों के प्रति प्रतिबद्ध हों। बुरुंडी के दोबारा चुने जाने पर खास चिंता जताई गई है। उस पर मानवाधिकार उल्लंघन के दस्तावेजी आरोप हैं, और परिषद की व्यवस्थाओं के साथ उसके सहयोग को सीमित बताया गया है। . Read the full article here.
Casi 50 países rechazan el cierre electoral en Nicaragua y exigen respuestas por las desapariciones
La Mesa Redonda, 13 October 2026
Un total de 47 países respaldaron una declaración conjunta ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas en la que rechazaron la exclusión de las voces disidentes y de los partidos opositores de futuras elecciones en Nicaragua, y exigieron medidas frente a las graves violaciones de derechos humanos documentadas en el país. Read the full article here.
Organizações exigem reforma das políticas de drogas em defesa da justiça racial na ONU
Hold On Angola, 13 October 2026
De acordo com o Serviço Internacional para os Direitos Humanos (ISHR), O debate decorreu terça-feira, 29 de Setembro de 2026, no âmbito de um Diálogo Interactivo Ampliado (DIA), que reuniu representantes do Escritório do Alto Comissariado das Nações Unidas para os Direitos Humanos (ACNUDH), do Mecanismo Internacional Independente de Peritos para o Avanço da Justiça Racial e da Igualdade na Aplicação da Lei (EMLER), bem como organizações da sociedade civil. Read the full article here.
Prisonniers politiques sahraouis : l’ISHR interpelle la communauté internationale et met le Maroc colonial face à ses responsabilités
La Patrie News, 11 October 2026
Cette intervention prend une dimension particulière au moment où la situation des détenus du groupe de Gdeim Izik suscite de graves inquiétudes. Read the full article here.
Международная служба по правам человека включила дело Дарьи Егеревой в обращение к спецдокладчику ООН
Indigenous Russia, 11 October 2026
8 октября 2026 года Международная служба по правам человека /International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)/ опубликовала представление Специальному докладчику ООН по вопросу о праве на чистую, здоровую и устойчивую окружающую среду. Среди примеров преследования экологических правозащитников в документе приводится дело защитницы прав коренных народов Дарьи Егеревой. Read the full article here.
Détenus sahraouis de Gdeim Izik en grève de la faim : des organisations appellent l’ONU à intervenir d’urgence
El Mawki, 7 October 2026
Pour sa part, l’International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) a exprimé sa vive préoccupation face à la nouvelle grève de la faim illimitée entamée le 23 septembre 2026 par neuf prisonniers civils sahraouis du groupe de « Gdeim Izik », en particulier le défenseur des droits humains Naâma Asfari. Read the full article here.
Des associations des droits de l’homme appellent l’ONU à intervenir pour sauver la vie des détenus sahraouis en grève de la faim
Algeria Press Service, 6 October 2026
Plusieurs organisations sahraouies et internationales de défense des droits de l’homme ont appelé à une intervention “urgente” des Nations unies pour garantir la santé et la liberté des neuf détenus civils sahraouis du groupe de Gdeim Izik, en grève ouverte de la faim depuis le 23 septembre dans des prisons marocaines, mettant en garde contre la dégradation de leur état de santé et dénonçant les restrictions qui leur sont imposées. Read the full artcle here.
Venezuela Faces 2 More Years of UN Mission Scrutiny
Rio Times, 6 October 2026
Venezuela will stay under UN rights scrutiny for two more years. On Tuesday 6 October, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva voted 25 to 5 to extend the UN mission investigating abuses there. Read the full article here.
« Sauvons la vie des prisonniers de Gdeïm Izik »
Le Courrier d’Algérie, 1 October 2026
Selon le Service international pour les droits de l’Homme (ISHR), Naâma Asfari et huit autres détenus poursuivent cette mobilisation, tandis que l’un des prisonniers avait déjà dû interrompre son mouvement en raison de la dégradation de son état de santé. Read the full article here.
ISHR expresses concern over Naâma Asfari’s condition, urges Morocco to implement UN decisions
Sahara Press Service, 1 October 2026
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) has expressed deep concern over the health and safety of Sahrawi human rights defender Naâma Asfari, who has been on an open-ended hunger strike with eight fellow Gdeim Izik prisoners since September 23. Read the full article here.
This article is also available in Russian and in French.
Humeur/ Entre tourisme et terrorisme : A la sauce marocaine
Algérie brèves news, 1 October 2026
Neuf prisonniers politiques sahraouis ont repris ensemble, le 23 septembre, une grève de la faim illimitée. Read the full article here.
Une ONG internationale s’alarme pour la santé du militant sahraoui Naâma Asfari
Algérie brèves news, 1 October 2026
L’Organisation internationale des services pour les droits de l’homme (ISHR) s’est dite très préoccupée par les risques qui pèsent sur la santé du défenseur sahraoui des droits humains Naâma Asfari, en grève de la faim illimitée depuis le 23 septembre avec huit autres détenus du groupe de Gdeim Izik. Read the full article here.
إضراب «أكديم إزيك» يدخل مرحلة الخطر.. منظمة دولية تطالب المغرب بالتحرك العاجل
DZ54, 1 October 2026
اعربت المنظمة الدولية للخدمات المتعلقة بحقوق الإنسان (ISHR) عن بالغ قلقها إزاء المخاطر التي تهدد صحة المدافع الصحراوي عن حقوق الإنسان النعمة أصفاري، جراء الاضراب المفتوح عن الطعام الذي يخسره بمعية ثمانية من رفاقه في مجموعة اكديم ازيك إزيك منذ 23 سبتمبر.
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The UN’s human rights system is being hollowed out so it can be captured
Geneva Solutions, 29 September 2026
A 2025 investigation by the International Service for Human Rights documented how a bloc led by China and Russia used budget committees in New York to systematically block and cut funding for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Human Rights Council, while the US’s neglect to pay compounds the damage. Read the full article here.
How does the United Nations make decisions? A simple guide
Tender HQ, 28 September 2026
The United Nations has no single decision-maker. Each main body has its own voting rules, and those rules decide who can pass a decision and who can block it. Read the full article here.
Mais de 130 especialistas da ONU apelam ao fim da repressão transnacional
Hold on Angola, 28 September 2026
Mais de 130 especialistas em direitos humanos das Nações Unidas (ONU) apelaram aos Estados, às empresas e às organizações internacionais para adoptarem medidas destinadas a prevenir e combater a repressão transnacional, uma prática que consideram uma ameaça aos direitos humanos, à democracia e ao Estado de Direito. Read the full article here.
Nicaragua Stripped Their Citizenship, Now Freed Prisoners Face U.S. Immigration Limbo
Hoodline, 27 September 2026
Felix Maradiaga spent nearly two years in a Nicaraguan prison cell, including 84 days in solitary confinement where he says he was officially disappeared, before Daniel Ortega’s government released him and 221 other political prisoners and flew them to the United States. Read the full article here.
‘Human Rights Abusers Will Not Let a Border Stop Them’: 130 UN Experts Demand Action on Transnational Repression
International Business Times, 23 September 2026
A joint statement calls for stronger laws, oversight of surveillance technologies and protection for people facing threats, detention and intimidation abroad. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Inkl.
HR Groups Urge UN to Maintain Focus on Afghan Women, Minorities and Accountability
Shia Waves, 23 September 2026
Ahead of the Human Rights Council’s 63rd session, a coalition of civil society organizations urged the body to continue dedicated reporting on the situation of Afghan women and girls and to ensure their direct participation in discussions about their rights. Read the full article here.
21 organizaciones de la sociedad civil piden renovar la Misión de la ONU sobre Venezuela hasta 2028
El Diario, 21 September 2026
Las organizaciones, entre las que se encuentra el International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), hicieron la petición mediante una declaración conjunta difundida antes de la próxima votación del Consejo. Read the full article here.
«Son vitales para una transición democrática»: Pidieron a la ONU renovar Misión de Determinación de Hechos en el país
Caraota Digital, 21 September 2026
Organizaciones de la sociedad civil pidieron al Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) renovar los mecanismos para que no queden impunes las violaciones a los derechos humanos ocurridas en Venezuela. Read the full article here.
ONG piden renovación de Misión de Determinación de la ONU
El Periodiquito, 21 September 2026
Un grupo de 21 organizaciones de la sociedad civil pidió el 21 de septiembre al Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) renovar por otros dos años el mandato de la Misión Internacional Independiente de Determinación de los Hechos sobre Venezuela. La solicitud busca
que el mecanismo continúe sus investigaciones al menos hasta 2028. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Monitoreamos and Prensa Punto Fijo.
ONG piden renovar por dos años Misión de la ONU sobre Venezuela: La represión permanece
Tal Cual, 21 September 2026
Organizaciones venezolanas e internacionales de derechos humanos pidieron este lunes 21 de septiembre al Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas renovar por dos años el mandato de la Misión Internacional Independiente de Determinación de los Hechos sobre Venezuela, al considerar que persisten las condiciones que justificaron su creación en 2019. Read the full article here.
See also the article on El Impulso.
ONG exigen que Misión de la ONU sobre Venezuela mantenga su mandato: alertan que la represión continúa
El Pitazo, 21 September 2026
Un total de 21 organizaciones de la sociedad civil, tanto venezolanas como internacionales, pidieron al Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU renovar el mandato de la Misión Internacional Independiente de Determinación de Hechos sobre Venezuela. Read the full article here.
Nearly 100 rights groups urge UN to renew Afghanistan rapporteur’s mandate
Amu.tv, 21 September 2026
Nearly 100 rights organizations have urged the UN Human Rights Council to fully renew the mandate of Richard Bennett, its special rapporteur on Afghanistan, maintain dedicated scrutiny of the rights of women and girls and move quickly to operationalize an independent mechanism for investigating human rights violations in the country. Read the full article here.
CDT报告汇 人权捍卫者网络：中国当局默许对良心犯施加酷刑，加害者从未被追责（外二篇）
China Digital Times, 19 September 2026
2026年9月18日，中国独立记者、#MeToo运动推动者黄雪琴“刑满”获释。黄雪琴刑期五年。对于黄雪琴的判罚，外界普遍认为并不公正。在她获释前夕，60个人权组织发表联合声明，呼吁中国当局保障黄雪琴出狱后的自由，并“保证她获释后可以不受监视、骚扰、报复或其他限制地从事新闻和人权工作”。Read the full article here.
中国大陆记者黄雪琴获释，因新闻报道和女权主义立场被判入狱五年
Caus, 19 September 2026
黄雪琴是中国#MeToo运动中受到广泛关注的人物之一。她于2021年9月被捕，2024年6月因“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”被判处有期徒刑五年，并被剥夺政治权利四年。Read the full article here.
Sociedad civil pide en la ONU renovar la Misión de Determinación de los Hechos sobre Venezuela
La Mesa Redonda, 16 September 2026
Organizaciones venezolanas e internacionales reclamaron este 16 de septiembre la renovación del mandato de la Misión Internacional Independiente de Determinación de los Hechos sobre Venezuela, durante un evento paralelo al 63.º período de sesiones del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas. Read the full article here.
Geneva Event Brings Sahrawi Political Prisoners’ Years of Detention Into Focus
Dzair Tube, 10 September 2026
A side event held on the margins of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on September 9 focused on the situation of Sahrawi political detainees, with particular attention to Sahrawi students, human rights defenders and other civil society actors. Read the full article here.
Inside the UN Human Rights Council 63rd regular session
Rise News Uganda, 7 September 2026
The UN Human Rights Council will hold its 63rd regular session (HRC63) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, from 7 September to 9 October 2026. Read the full article here.
ملف الأويغور: بين الصمت والاختبار
Wasl News, 5 September 2026
شهدت جنيف أول أمس (الخميس) جلسة افتراضية نظمتها منظمات دولية بارزة، في مقدمتها “منظمة العفو الدولية” و”خدمة حقوق الإنسان الدولية” (ISHR)، لمساءلة الدول المرشحة لعضوية مجلس “حقوق الإنسان”.
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Israel’s Gaza expulsion plans, Nepal’s loss and damage test, and Syria’s $7 billion deal: The Cheat Sheet
The New Humanitarian, 4 September 2026
Rights experts mandated by the council will be reporting less often to the General Assembly, weakening oversight and political attention, the International Service for Human Rights warned. Meanwhile, the advocacy NGO is urging more scrutiny of a country where rights and the rule of law are eroding: the United States. Read the full article here.
CAT: New Decision Confirms a Violation Against a Sahrawi Activist, Opening a Legal Path to Establish a ‘Widespread and Systematic Pattern’ and Ensure Legal Accountability.
Salaa Media , 4 September 2026
The decision recently issued by the United Nations Committee against Torture concerning the case of Sahrawi detainee Abdelmoula El Hafidi constitutes a new positive development at the legal and human rights levels, within the context of efforts to shed light on the situation of Sahrawi political prisoners in Moroccan prisons. Read the full article here.
Guardians Under Siege: Civil Society Access and Reform of the UN Human Rights Council
Global Policy, 2 September 2026
This article examines how restrictions on civil society participation at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) undermine the institution’s effectiveness. Read the full article here.
The UN’s ‘major donor syndrome’
Gzero, 28 August 2026
‘What is the future of an organisation where 42% of the budget is in the hands of only two countries, and those two countries are clearly seeking to wield influence?’ [Raphaël] Viana David asked. ‘Are we still, at [the] UN, one country, one vote, or is influence commensurate to your ability to pay?’. Read the full article here.
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Burundi : 40 organisations appellent l’ONU à renouveler le mandat du Rapporteur spécial sur les droits humains
Radio Publique Africaine, 26 August 2026
Quarante organisations de défense des droits humains demandent au Conseil des droits de l’homme des Nations unies de renouveler le mandat du Rapporteur spécial sur la situation des droits de l’homme au Burundi. Read the full article here.
Did RAF fire non-existent plastic pellets at CJP protesters?
India Today, 20 August 2026
The issue has also drawn widespread scrutiny, with the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) urging UN human rights experts to address the use of metallic pellet guns during the July 20 protest and calling on India to investigate their deployment. Read the full article here.
Le Royaume [du Maroc] a violé la Convention contre la Torture
L’Expression, 19 August 2026
Le Comité des Nations unies contre la torture (CAT) a conclu que le Maroc avait violé la Convention contre la torture dans l’affaire du défenseur sahraoui des droits humains et ancien prisonnier Abdelmoula El Hafidi Cette conclusion figure dans une décision adoptée par le Comité le 24 avril 2026, lors de sa 84e session – rendue publique lundi – concernant la plainte déposée par El Hafidi, représenté par le Service international pour les droits de l’homme (ISHR). Read the full article here.
Pushback on human rights: defenders speak out
Swissinfo, 18 August 2026
In this episode of our ‘Inside Geneva’ podcast, we speak with Phil Lynch and Pooja Patel from the International Service for Human Rights. We discuss impunity, scapegoating, funding cuts, standing up for our rights and much more. Listen to the full podcast here.
Summer profiles: International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
Swissinfo, 18 August 2026
Director Phil Lynch describes the organisation he leads as ‘a bridge’. ‘We provide solidarity and support to defenders to turn to the international system for justice and protection that’s denied at the national level,’ he told Inside Geneva. ‘Whether that’s defenders working on democracy in China, whether that’s defenders pushing for accountability for atrocity crimes in Sudan.’ Read the full article here.
Le Maroc a violé la Convention contre la torture dans l’affaire de l’ancien prisonnier sahraoui Abdelmoula El Hafidi
Algeria Press Service, 18 August 2026
Le Comité des Nations Unies contre la torture (CAT) a conclu que le Maroc avait violé la Convention contre la torture dans l’affaire du défenseur sahraoui des droits humains et ancien prisonnier Abdelmoula El Hafidi, en raison des conditions de sa détention à la prison d’Aït Melloul, qui constituent un “traitement dégradant”. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Africa News and Latest Report. This article is also available in Arabic.
Sahara occidental: L’ONU pointe les violations des Droits de l’Homme par le Maroc
L’Écho d’Algérie, 18 August 2026
Le Comité des Nations Unies contre la torture a conclu que le Maroc a violé la Convention contre la torture dans l’affaire du défenseur sahraoui des droits de l’Homme Abdelmoula El Hafidi, en raison de ses conditions de détention à la prison d’Aït Melloul. Read the full article here.
New UN Condemnation of Morocco Over Violations Against Sahrawis
Echorouk online, 18 August 2026
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has found Morocco in violation of the Convention against Torture in the case of Sahrawi human rights defender and former political prisoner Abdelmoula El Hafidi, citing the conditions of his detention in Ait Melloul Prison as amounting to ‘degrading treatment’. Read the full article here.
Condamné pour les mauvais traitements infligés à Abd el-Moula El Hafidh : L’ONU inflige un nouveau camouflet au Maroc
La Patrie, 18 August 2026
L’ONU, via son Comité contre la torture, vient d’infliger un sévère et énième camouflet juridico-politique au Makhzen colonialiste dans sin traitement inhumain réservé aux prisonniers politiques sahraouis. Read the full article here.
Torture et traitements inhumains dans les geôles marocaines : l’ONU condamne le Makhzen pour le calvaire du militant sahraoui Abdelmoula El Hafidi
El Watan, 18 August 2026
La fin formelle de sa détention n’a pas mis un terme aux pressions policières. Selon les signalements convergents du Service international pour les droits de l’Homme et de la Ligue pour la protection des prisonniers sahraouis dans les prisons marocaines, le militant et ses proches demeurent la cible constante d’intimidations, de filatures et de manœuvres de représailles orchestrées par les services de sécurité afin de museler toute contestation pacifique. Read the full article here.
Comité de l’ONU contre la torture: le Maroc condamné pour les conditions de détention d’un détenu sahraoui
Algérie 54, 18 August 2026
Le Comité des Nations unies contre la torture a conclu à une violation de la Convention contre la torture par le Maroc dans l’affaire concernant le Défenseur des droits de l’homme sahraoui Abdelmoula El Hafidi, détenu depuis 2016. Read the full article here.
هيئة أممية تؤكد انتهاك المغرب لاتفاقية مناهضة التعذيب في قضية المعتقل السياسي السابق عبد المولى الحافيظي
EN TV, 18 August 2026
جاء ذلك في قرار اعتمدته اللجنة في 24 أبريل الماضي خلال دورتها ال84 – وتم نشره يوم أمس الاثنين – بشأن الشكوى التي تقدم بها الحافيظي, ممثلا من قبل الخدمة الدولية لحقوق الإنسان (ISHR), والتي تناولت ظروف احتجازه والانتهاكات التي تعرض لها منذ اعتقاله سنة 2016 في مدينة بوجدور بالصحراء الغربية المحتلة.
Read the full article here.
لجنة أممية تدين المغرب بسبب ظروف احتجاز مدافع صحراوي
Aljazair Alyoum, 18 August 2026
وجاء ذلك في قرار اعتمدته اللجنة في 24 أبريل 2026، خلال دورتها الـ84، بشأن الشكوى التي تقدم بها الحافيظي، ممثلاً من قبل الخدمة الدولية لحقوق الإنسان (ISHR)، والتي تناولت ظروف احتجازه والانتهاكات التي قال إنه تعرض لها منذ اعتقاله سنة 2016 بمدينة بوجدور في الصحراء الغربية المحتلة.
Read the full article here.
لجنة الأمم المتحدة لمناهضة التعذيب تُدين نظام الاحتلال المغربي
Al 24 News, 18 August 2026
وتأتي قضية الحافيظي في سياق ما وصفته الخدمة الدولية لحقوق الإنسان (ISHR) ورابطة حماية السجناء الصحراويين في السجون المغربية (LPPS) في بيان مشترك بـ«نمط أوسع من القمع» الذي يستهدف المدافعين الصحراويين عن حقوق الإنسان بسبب نشاطهم السلمي في الدفاع عن حق الشعب الصحراوي في تقرير المصير. وكان الفريق العامل المعني بالاحتجاز التعسفي التابع للأمم المتحدة قد خلص، في قرار صادر سنة 2019، إلى أن حرمان الحافيظي من حريته كان تعسفياً.
Read the full article here.
This article is also available in French.
لجنة الأمم المتحدة لمناهضة التعذيب تُدين مجددا المغرب على خلفية سوء معاملة المدافع الصحراوي عبد المولى الحافيظي
Sahara Press Service, 18 August 2026
جاء ذلك في قرار اعتمدته اللجنة في 24 أبريل 2026 خلال دورتها الـ84، بشأن الشكوى التي تقدم بها الحافيظي، ممثلاً من قبل الخدمة الدولية لحقوق الإنسان (ISHR)، والتي تناولت ظروف احتجازه والانتهاكات التي قال إنه تعرض لها منذ اعتقاله سنة 2016 في مدينة بوجدور بالصحراء الغربية المحتلة.
Read the full article here.
This article is also available in Russian, English and French.
عالمی حقوق گروپ ISHR نے نئی دہلی میں پُرامن طلبہ مارچ کے خلاف پولیس کریک ڈاؤن کا معاملہ اقوام متحدہ کے سامنے اٹھا دیا
Public News, 18 August 2026
ویب ڈیسک: 20 جولائی 2026 کو طبی داخلہ امتحانات میں مبینہ بڑے پیمانے پر پیپر لیکس کے خلاف نئی دہلی میں مارچ کرنے والے ہزاروں طلبہ کے خلاف بھارتی سکیورٹی فورسز کی کارروائی پر انٹرنیشنل سروس فار ہیومن رائٹس ( ISHR) نے بھارتی حکام کے خلاف اقوام متحدہ سے رجوع کیا۔ فراہم کردہ متن کے مطابق، پولیس کارروائی میں مبینہ طور پر دھاتی پیلٹ گنز، برقی جھٹکوں اور کیل لگی لاٹھیوں کا استعمال کیا گیا، جبکہ کم از کم 60 طلبہ زخمی ہوئے۔
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Rights Group Urges UN Probe Into India’s Use of Pellet Guns at Student Protest
WE News English, 17 August 2026
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) has urged UN human rights experts to investigate the unlawful use of metallic pellet guns against protesters during a youth-led demonstration in New Delhi, accusing Indian law enforcement of an assault on the right to peaceful assembly. Read the full article here.
ISHR takes India to UN over violent police crackdown on peaceful student march in New Delhi
Kashmiri Media Service, 16 August 2026
Following the severe injury of at least 60 student protesters, the Geneva-based International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) formally dragged Indian authorities to the United Nations for violating international anti-torture treaties and committing state-sponsored violence against its own youth. Read the full article here.
Weekly Update on National & International LGBTQ+ Equality – Wed, August 12, 2026
Stonewall News, 13 August 2026
Could the UN Take on Global LGBTQ+ Decriminalization? As discussions grow around possible action on LGBTQ+ decriminalization at the UN Human Rights Council, GIN-SSOGIE, Outright International, ILGA World, and the International Service for Human Rights are hosting a webinar on August 20 to ask what such an initiative should actually look like. Read the full article here.
Cameroon Cracks Down on Illegal Mining
Africa Defense Forum, 11 August 2026
‘Environmental human rights defenders are denied access to sites and face barriers to legal action, especially given that many foreign companies lack identifiable managers or offices,’ the International Service for Human Rights reported. Read the full article here.
This article is also available in French, Arabic and Portuguese.
UN investigators urge Canada to step up protection for threatened Sikh activist
Radio Canada, 4 August 2026
Five UN special rapporteurs have written to the government of Canada seeking answers to a series of questions about threats to the life of a Sikh Canadian activist, Moninder Singh of British Columbia. Read the full article here.
See also the articles on CBC and Pressreader.
《人权资讯简报》2026年7月信息汇总
Human Rights Briefing, 1 August 2026
《人权资讯简报》2026年7月简报依然由立法与国内动态、国际动态、打击在线诈骗有组织犯罪、反恐与人权保护4大部分组成。简报继续焦距在线诈骗与有组织犯罪问题，目前电话和网络诈骗之猖獗，中国人民共和国境内居民大多数人均受到此类犯罪的影响，在打击有组织犯罪中我们观察到缺乏公民社会组织的声音。Read the full article here.
ISHR pide renovar por dos años más la Misión de la ONU para Venezuela
El Cooperante, 27 July 2026
El Servicio Internacional para los Derechos Humanos indicó que renovar la Misión Internacional Independiente de Determinación de los Hechos sobre Venezuela y la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos «es vital para continuar con la investigación y documentación de las violaciones y abusos cometidos en Venezuela y para poner fin a la impunidad». Read the full article here.
Togo : Trois mois de détention provisoire du poète Affectio pour avoir photographié un chantier public
Togo Actualité, 27 July 2026
Honoré Sitsopé Sokpor, plus connu sous le pseudonyme « Affectio », est un poète et cyberactiviste togolais engagé contre les injustices sociales qui fait l’objet d’un harcèlement judiciaire depuis plus d’un an et demi. Read the full article here.
Llamamiento a salvar la vida del defensor saharaui de derechos humanos Naâma Asfari
Página 19, 22 July 2026
El defensor saharaui de derechos humanos cumple 40 días en huelga de hambre mientras aumenta la preocupación internacional por el grave deterioro de su estado de salud. Read the full article here.
联合国大会第80届会议在7月完成对人权理事会地位的审查
Human Rights Briefing, 22 July 2026
根据总部设立在日内瓦的“国际人权服务社”（ISHR）发布的公开信息显示，在7月6日联合国大会正式对人权理事会地位审议之前，50多个民间社会组织组成的联盟呼吁联合国成员国利用审议之机将人权理事会从联合国大会的附属机构上升为主要的联合机构，使之与和平与安全、发展并同成为联合国的3大支柱。Read the full article here.
Naâma Asfari “está a morrer”: petição exige intervenção urgente da ONU
Sete Margens, 20 July 2026
De acordo com o mesmo site, a organização International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) manifestou-se, na última semana, “profundamente preocupada” com a deterioração do seu estado de saúde. Read the full article here.
Civil society organizations urge government to repeal repressive amendments to NGO foreign-funding rules
Prosperous Era, 20 July 2026
In a public statement, the organizations document how the rules, adopted on 22 June, facilitate a range of new ways to silence peaceful dissent, restrict human rights, and obstruct independent human rights work in the country. Read the full article here.
Global Civil society groups urge Indian government to repeal repressive amendments to NGO foreign-funding rules
Countercurrents, 18 July 2026
Several global civil society groups in a public statements urged the Indian government to withdraw recent amendments to the country’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules (FCRA) granting the authorities sweeping new powers to police non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that receive foreign funding. Read the full article here.
མི་རིགས་མཐུན་སྒྲིལ་ཡར་རྒྱས་ཀྱི་ཁྲིམས།
The Tibetan Times, 18 July 2026
རྒྱ་དམར་སྲིད་གཞུང་གིས་རྒྱ་ནག་གི་མངའ་ཁོངས་སུ་མི་རིགས་ལྔ་བཅུ་ང་དྲུག་ཡོད་ཅེས་སྒྲོག་ཀྱང་། དོན་དངོས་ཐོག་བོད་པ་ནི་རྒྱ་ནག་ཧན་རིགས་ཕུད། མི་རིགས་གཞན་པ་རྣམས་དང་བསྡུར་ཐབས་གཏན་ནས་མེད། . Read the full article here.
Fears grow for Sahrawi prisoner entering sixth week of hunger strike in Morocco
Middle East Eye, 17 July 2026
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) called on Morocco to comply with the ruling from CAT as well as a UN Working Group on Arbritrary Detention opinion from 2023 that ordered his release. Read the full article here.
Organización de derechos humanos insta a Marruecos a aplicar las recomendaciones de la ONU sobre Naâma Asfari y advierte del deterioro de su estado de salud
EC Saharaui, 16 July 2026
La International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) expresó su profunda preocupación por el continuo deterioro del estado de salud del defensor saharaui de derechos humanos Naâma Asfari, quien mantiene una huelga de hambre indefinida desde el 8 de junio de 2026 en la prisión de Kenitra, en Marruecos, e instó a las autoridades marroquíes a adoptar medidas urgentes para proteger su vida. Read the full article here.
ISHR calls on Morocco to implement UN recommendations on prisoner Naâma Asfari, warns of deteriorating health
Sahrawi Press Service, 15 July 2026
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) warned of the continued deterioration of the health of Sahrawi human rights defender Naâma Asfari, who has been on an open-ended hunger strike since June 8, inside Kenitra Prison in Morocco. Read the full article here.
منظمات تطالب بتحقيق دولي في انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان
Algeria Press Service, 15 July 2026
وحذرت منظمة “الخدمة الدولية لحقوق الإنسان” (ISHR) من التدهور المتواصل في الحالة الصحية للمدافع الصحراوي عن حقوق الإنسان، النعمة أسفاري، الذي يواصل إضرابه المفتوح عن الطعام داخل سجن القنيطرة بالمغرب، داعية السلطات المغربية إلى تنفيذ توصيات وآراء آليات الأمم المتحدة لحقوق الإنسان المتعلقة بقضيته.
Read the full article here.
جنيف | منظمة حقوقية تدعو المغرب إلى تنفيذ توصيات الأمم المتحدة بشأن الأسير النعمة أسفاري وتحذر من تدهور وضعه الصحي
Sahrawi Press Service, 15 July 2026
جنيف (سويسرا)، 15 يوليو 2026 (واص) – حذرت الخدمة الدولية لحقوق الإنسان (ISHR) من التدهور المتواصل في الحالة الصحية للمدافع الصحراوي عن حقوق الإنسان النعمة أصفاري، الذي يواصل إضرابه المفتوح عن الطعام منذ 8 يونيو/حزيران 2026 داخل سجن القنيطرة بالمغرب، داعية السلطات المغربية إلى التحرك العاجل لحماية حياته وتنفيذ توصيات وآراء آليات الأمم المتحدة لحقوق الإنسان المتعلقة بقضيته.
Çində yeni “etnik birlik” qanunu qüvvəyə minib
MS-news.az, 5 July 2026
BMT ekspertləri də qanunla bağlı ciddi narahatlıq bildiriblər. “International Service for Human Rights” yazır ki, ekspertlər sənədin tibetlilər, uyğurlar, monqollar və digər xalqların hüquqlarına təsir göstərə, həmçinin məcburi assimilyasiya və transsərhəd repressiya risklərini artıra biləcəyini qeyd ediblər. Read the full article here.
China’s new ethnic unity law legalising cultural ‘erasure,’ Tibetan and Uyghur minorities warn at UN
Hong Kong Free Press / Agence France Presse, 3 July 2026
During a UN Human Rights Council side event, Tibetan and Uyghur representatives starkly described how they said their cultural, religious and linguistic identities were being criminalised. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Head Topics and Arab News.
L’ONU exhorte la Chine à revoir sa loi sur “l’unité ethnique”
Radio Télévision Suisse / Agence France Presse, 3 July 2026
Devant une réunion du Conseil des droits humains vendredi, des représentants tibétains et ouïghours ont décrit la manière dont, selon eux, leur identité culturelle, religieuse et linguistique était réprimée. Read the full article here.
Cruise full of LGBTQ+ travelers denied entry by Turkish government
TheStreet, 3 July 2026
Egypt, one of the countries to which the Atlantis cruise was redirected for a port stop, also periodically prosecutes local LGBTQ+ residents over laws around “debauchery” and public morality, but has no history of banning foreigners based on sexual orientation, International Service for Human Rights noted. Read the full article here.
See also the articles on Yahoo and AOL.
UN rights council to hold emergency debate amid fears of imminent attack on Sudan’s El Obeid
Geneva Solutions, 30 June 2026
The UN Human Rights Council is set to hold an emergency session on Friday to address the escalating crisis in the capital of North Kordofan, El Obeid, as fears mount of an RSF assault leading to ‘large-scale atrocities’. Read the full article here.
Release Kashmiri HRD Khurram Pervez immediately & unconditionally: International HR Fora
Sabrang, 22 June 2026
The joint statement, issued by close to 100 international organisations and about 85 individuals is a public call to end Khurram Parvez’ arbitrary detention. The statement was issued on the occasion of his 49th birthday (June 18, 2026), states that this is the fifth year of his arbitrary detention and states that the signatories stand in solidarity with human rights defender Khurram Parvez. Read the full article here.
Société : Interdiction d’approcher les autochtones
La Semaine Africaine, 20 June 2026
Les OSC réclament aussi l’adoption d’une loi visant à protéger les défenseurs des droits humains et les lanceurs d’alerte, sur la base du projet de loi soumis par la RPDH et le Service international pour les droits de l’homme (ISHR), conformément aux lois-types sur la protection des défenseurs. Read the full article here.
Séance de travail bilatérale de la Présidence du CNDH : Genève, Suisse – En marge de la 62ᵉ session du Conseil des droits de l’homme
Tribune Ivoire, 17 June 2026
Le Cndh s’est félicité de la réouverture prochaine du bureau de l’ISHR à Abidjan, un signal fort pour l’écosystème régional des droits de l’homme. Read the full article here.
Norge gir 600 millioner til forsvarere av menneskerettigheter
Aftenposten, 15 June 2026
Norad vil gi 600 millioner kroner til 20 sivilorganisasjoner. Pengene skal gå til organisasjoner som forsvarer menneskerettighetene i hele verden. Read the full article here ($).
After undermining UN Human Rights Council for 20 years, states must allow it to fulfil vital mandate
Geneva Solutions, 14 June 2026
The Human Rights Council has made indispensable contributions to justice and accountability, yet at times it has fallen short of its mandate. States have the power and the moral obligation to ensure it heads in the right direction, notes [ISHR Director] Phil Lynch. Read the full article here.
In Sudan, Perpetrators of War Crimes Are Rewarded While Civilians Languish
Truthout.org, 3 June 2026
In April 2025, the International Service for Human Rights, a non-profit from Geneva, Switzerland, identified at least 25 women charged with treason, some of whom face execution. Most are between the ages of 19 and 26 and one is a minor. Read the full article here.
Derechos humanos con características chinas: cómo opera Beijing en la ONU
Café & Seda, 2 June 2026
Raphael Viana David conversa con Parsifal sobre una dimensión de la presencia china en el sistema internacional que suele quedar fuera de los análisis geopolíticos: su estrategia en el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas. Listen to the full podcast here.
The U.N. Is Going Broke as the U.S. and China Withhold Billions
The Wall Street Journal, 29 May 2026
At the U.N., Beijing’s diplomats often speak through a coalition of nations called the Group of 77, such as in May when it opposed a motion to reduce the pay of peacekeepers, many of whom are Chinese. A study published this year by a nongovernmental organization tracked how Beijing harnessed the G77 to lobby the budgetary committee in concert with Moscow to reduce spending on human rights. China provides minimal funding to U.N. humanitarian programs. Read the full article here.
Banjul Summit confronts widening abuses across Africa
The Standard (Gambia), 20 May 2026
The 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights opened in Banjul with a blunt reckoning: landmark legal reforms are colliding with escalating sexual violence, digital repression, and direct attacks on judges and human rights defenders. Read the full article here.
Pourquoi parle-t-on moins (voir pas du tout) de la traite orientale ?
Nofi media, 19 May 2026
La traite transatlantique occupe une place centrale dans la mémoire de l’esclavage. Elle a façonné les Amériques, les Caraïbes, les Outre-mer, le racisme moderne et les débats contemporains sur les réparations. Read the full article here.
GAMBIA: Oenegés denuncian la cancelación de una actividad paralela durante la 87.ª Sesión Ordinaria de la CADHP
Sahara Press Service, 14 May 2026
Más de veintidós (22) organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) denunciaron ayer, martes, la cancelación de un seminario paralelo sobre derechos humanos que estaba programado en el marco de los trabajos de la Octagésima Séptima (87.ª) Sesión Ordinaria de la Comisión Africana de Derechos Humanos y de los Pueblos (CADHP). Read the full article here.
Rights Groups Condemn Cancellation of Western Sahara Side Event at African Commission Session in Banjul
The Gambia Journal, 14 May 2026
Human rights organisations have condemned the cancellation of a side event on the protection of human rights defenders in Western Sahara during the ongoing 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, describing the move as an act of ‘censorship of civil society.’ Read the full article here.
Western Sahara Defenders “Silenced” at ACHPR’s 87th Session in The Gambia
Askanwi, 13 May 2026
Western Sahara human rights defenders alleged that they are being silenced in The Gambia, highlighting that their side event at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 87th Ordinary Session was cancelled by the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre (SDKJ-ICC) yesterday, 12th May 2026. Read the full article here.
إحباط مناورات الاحتلال المغربي لمنع تنظيم فعاليات تضامنية مع القضية الصحراوية
Al24, 10 May 2026
وحسب ما ذكره الوفد الصحراوي في تصريحات صحفية، فإنه كان من المقرر عقد ندوة حقوقية في 12 مايو الجاري بمركز المؤتمرات الدولي “سير داودا كايرابا جاوارا” من تنظيم منظمة “الخدمة الدولية لحقوق الإنسان” و”فرونت لايت ديفندرز” ومجموعة العمل المتعلقة بحقوق الإنسان في الصحراء الغربية إضافة إلى معهد ايكوا، بعنوان “إنهاء التعتيم حول حماية المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان في الصحراء الغربية”، إلا أن المغرب مارس كل الضغوط من أجل إلغائها.
Read the full article here.
Protéger les défenseurs des droits humains en période de crise : stratégies essentielles
Niger227, 5 May 2026
En collaboration étroite avec des coalitions nationales de défenseurs œuvrant au Mali, en Côte d’Ivoire, au Burkina Faso, en Sierra Leone et au Niger, l’ISHR a élaboré un recueil précieux. Ce document vise à fournir des pratiques éprouvées pour la protection des défenseurs des droits humains et à soutenir efficacement leurs actions vitales durant les périodes de crise. Read the full article here.
The UN NGO Committee: Civil Society’s Gatekeeper in Hostile Hands
Inter Press Service, 4 May 2026
In the run-up to the election, the International Service for Human Rights published scorecards assessing all 20 candidates against eight criteria; 12 of the 20 met none. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Jogjajateng and Global Issues. This article is also available in Spanish.
Inside the Pan-African Parliament History and Global Justice
African Elements, 28 April 2026
The Pan-African Parliament opened a critical extraordinary session today. Lawmakers gathered in Midrand, South Africa. They aim to address pressing continental governance issues. The legislative agenda highlights the vital protection of human rights. Read the full article here.
‘I did not know that this visit would inaugurate the longest battle of my life’: Henri Tiphagne on 14 years of fighting the FCRA regime
The Leaflet, 24 April 2026
In this personal account, human rights lawyer and founder of People’s Watch, Henri Tiphagne recalls how a routine MHA inspection in 2012 spiralled into a 14-year battle of suspensions, CBI raids and court hearings. And why, despite it all, he will not relent. Read the full article here.
Liberia: Human Rights Actors Advance Advocacy Roadmap for Government’s Endorsement
Front Page Africa online, 23 April 2026
The workshop aimed to develop a new, strategic advocacy roadmap, strengthen collaboration among human rights actors, design more effective engagement strategies with the government. Read the full article here.
See also the article on MSN and All Africa.
GoL Under Increasing Pressure
Reports231.com, 23 April 2026
A coalition of human rights actors in Liberia has intensified pressure on the government to urgently endorse the long-pending National Human Rights Defenders Policy, warning that continued delay leaves activists exposed and unprotected. Read the full article here.
Human Rights Actors Seek Gov’t’s Endorsement
The Inquirer, 22 April 2026
A conglomeration of Human Rights Actors in Liberia is now advancing a strategic advocacy roadmap to ensure that the government endorses the National Human Rights Defenders Policy of Liberia. Read the full article here.
Iran is now a UN women’s rights authority. China, Cuba and Sudan Elected to Run UN Human Rights Bodies
Yac News, 22 April 2026
ECOSOC nominated Iran to shape UN women’s rights and disarmament policy. China, Cuba, Sudan and Saudi Arabia were elected to oversee NGO access. Read the full article here.
Rights Groups Drafts New Advocacy Strategy
Women Voices Newspaper, 22 April 2026
The two-day working session was facilitated and funded by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and implemented by LICHRD, with dozens of stakeholders in attendance. Antoine Tremblay, ISHR’s Africa Program Coordinator, expressed the organization’s admiration for committed Liberians championing human rights despite the absence of an endorsed government policy. Read the full article here.
Był oskarżony o “podżeganie do obalenia władzy”. Yu Wensheng na wolności
O2.pl, 14 April 2026
Po trzech latach spędzonych za kratkami chiński obrońca praw człowieka i prawnik Yu Wensheng został zwolniony z więzienia i wrócił do Pekinu – poinformowała Polska Agencja Prasowa, powołując się na doniesienia agencji dpa. Read the full article here.
Elección de Cuba a Comité ONU desata fuertes críticas; EEUU hace una protesta formal (VIDEO)
Martí Noticias, 11 April 2026
La reciente elección de Cuba, junto a otros regímenes autoritarios, para integrar el Comité de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales del Consejo Económico y Social de la ONU ha desatado una ola de críticas. Read the full article here.
Cuba Joins UN’s NGO Committee Despite Ongoing Repression at Home
Cuba Headlines, 11 April 2026
In a surprising move, Cuba was unanimously chosen on Friday to join the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for the 2027-2030 term. Read the full article here.
Authoritarian norm entrepreneurs: how autocratic states reshape global norms
Journal of International Relations and Development, 11 April 2026
Authoritarian states are increasingly shaping global normative orders by promoting state-centric and communitarian alternatives to liberal norms in global governance institutions. This article studies the interplay between normative and material strategies autocracies use to reshape global norms. Read the full article here.
Dans l’ombre de l’ONU, un obscur comité new-yorkais chargé de décider du sort des ONG candidates à un statut d’observateur
Le Temps, 10 April 2026
Un organe peu connu à New York détient un pouvoir démesuré sur les ONG autorisées à accéder aux Nations unies. Des militants affirment que des Etats hostiles à toute forme de surveillance en ont fait un outil pour exclure leurs détracteurs. Read the full article here.
A shaky truce in Iran, Israel unleashes terror in Lebanon, and Burkina Faso’s human rights record: The Cheat Sheet
The New Humanitarian, 10 April 2026
The influential but little known UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations is the grouping of 19 states empowered with choosing which civil society groups are allowed access to the UN. Read the full article here.
This article is also available in Italian.
Incoherencia política y moral de las Naciones Unidas (ONU)
La Prensa (Nicaragua), 10 April 2026
Los nicaragüenses democráticos que se mantienen bien informados sobre los asuntos de interés público, nacionales e internacionales, conocieron con sorpresa e indignación a la vez que el Estado de Nicaragua ha sido reelegido por cuatro años más como miembro del Comité de Organizaciones
no Gubernamentales (ONG) de las Naciones Unidas. Read the full article here.
The Case of Lê Chí Thành and Transnational Repressive Networks in Asia
The Vietnamese, 9 April 2026
A UN/ISHR report in November 2025 noted a sharp increase in cases of ‘physical attacks, enforced disappearances, and forced returns’ of exiles, especially from Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. Read the full article here.
Human rights: Lawyer Yu Wensheng nears release
Table Briefings, 8 April 2026
Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is expected to be released after three years in prison. Human rights organizations are calling for him to be granted full freedom of movement, without further restrictions after his release. Read the full article here ($).
This article is also available in German.
The obscure UN committee in New York that can freeze out NGOs
Geneva Solutions, 2 April 2026
An obscure body in New York holds outsized power over which NGOs can enter the United Nations. Campaigners say states hostile to scrutiny have turned it into a tool to keep critics out. Read the full article here.
ISHR Releases Updated UN Human Rights Tools in Uyghur, Expanding Access for Uyghur Advocates
Uyghur Times, 30 March 2026
The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) has released updated tools to help civil society and human rights defenders engage more effectively with the United Nations Special Procedures—now available in multiple languages, including Uyghur, marking a significant step forward for Uyghur advocacy on the global stage. Read the full article here.
مۇھىم: خەلقئارا ئ‍نسان ھەقلىرى مۇلازىمەت تەشكىلاتى (ISHR) ب د ت ئ‍نسان ھەقلىرى قوراللىرىنىڭ يېڭىلانغان ئۇيغۇرچە نۇسخىسىنى ئېلان قىلدى
Uyghur Post, 30 March 2026
خەلقئارا ئ‍نسان ھەقلىرى مۇلازىمەت تەشكىلاتى (ISHR) پۇقرالار جەمئىيەتلىرى ۋە ئ‍نسان ھەقلىرىنى قوغدىغۇچىلارنىڭ بىرلەشكەن دۆلەتلەر تەشكىلاتى (ب د ت) نىڭ ئالاھىدە تەرتىپلىرى بىلەن تېخىمۇ ئۈنۈملۈك ھەمكارلىشىشىغا ياردەم بېرىدىغان يېڭىلانغان قوراللارنى ئېلان قىلدى. مەزكۇر قوللانمىلارنىڭ ئۇيغۇرچىنى ئۆز ئىچىگە ئالغان كۆپ خىل تىللاردا ئېلان قىلىنىشى ئۇيغۇر ھەرىكىتىنىڭ خەلقئارا سەھنىدىكى مۇھىم بىر ئىلگىرىلىشى ھېسابلىنىدۇ.
Read the full article here.
La urgencia de fortalecer el mecanismo de protección
E-Consulta, 30 March 2026
De acuerdo con información del Servicio Internacional para los Derechos Humanos (2024), cuatro estados no cuentan con ningún tipo de protección, tres únicamente con protección para periodistas, 6 cuentan con fiscalías especializadas, 8 tienen leyes o políticas de cooperación con el mecanismo federal y 11 tienen mecanismos de protección autónomos, entre ellos Nayarit. Read the full article here.
UN Human Rights Council condemns Iran strikes on Gulf states
Jurist News, 26 March 2026
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution by consensus, condemning Iran’s ongoing military strikes against Gulf states and Jordan at its 44th meeting of the 61st session. Read the full article here.
Irán busca que el Consejo de D.Humanos de la ONU condene el ataque a la escuela de Minab
Swissinfo / EFE, 26 March 2026
«Mantener la integridad del Consejo exige que los Estados apliquen criterios objetivos en todas las situaciones y aborden sus causas profundas, con independencia del perpetrador», aseguró en un comunicado el director ejecutivo de ISHR, Phil Lynch, quien pidió «evitar enfoques parciales y adoptar una perspectiva no selectiva». Read the full article here.
See also the articles on Infobae, RTVE and Eco TV Panama.
Iran still weighing US proposal despite negative initial response, senior Iranian official says
Sight / Reuters, 26 March 2026
While Gulf states received strong backing in the council on Wednesday, the International Service for Human Rights, an independent NGO, warned against ‘selective outrage’, calling instead for a focus on violations by all perpetrators. Read the full article here.
Irán rechaza propuesta de EE. UU., establece condiciones para poner fin a la guerra
Puntojus / Reuters, 26 March 2026
La moción del consejo también pidió al jefe de derechos de la ONU que monitoree la situación. Un grupo independiente de derechos humanos, el Servicio Internacional para los Derechos Humanos, advirtió contra la «indignación selectiva» y pidió escrutinio de los abusos por todas las partes. Read the full article here.
Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat’, Gulf states tell UN
Reuters, 25 March 2026
Gulf Arab states told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday they face an existential threat from Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the U.N. rights chief said might constitute war crimes. Read the full article here.
See also the articles on US News, The Irish Independent, The Times of Israel, The Canberra Times, The Detroit News, Firstpost, The Economic Times, Street Insider, Yahoo, The Seymour Telegraph, The Indian Express and Yahoo Japan. This article is also available in Japanese.
International Organizations Expose Ongoing Human Rights Deterioration in Occupied Western Sahara
Al 24, 25 March 2026
The International Service for Human Rights, Front Line Defenders, and the Working Group on Human Rights in Occupied Western Sahara expressed grave concern over what they described as a continuous deterioration of the human rights situation in Western Sahara, in a joint statement delivered on their behalf by Sahrawi human rights defender Yaguta El-mokhtar Moulay. Read the full article here.
Los ataques iraníes suponen una “amenaza existencial”, advierten países del golfo Pérsico
Palabra de Campo / Reuters, 25 March 2026
Aunque los Estados del golfo Pérsico recibieron un fuerte respaldo en el Consejo el miércoles, el Servicio Internacional para los Derechos Humanos, una ONG independiente, advirtió contra la “indignación selectiva” y pidió, en su lugar, que se prestara atención a las violaciones cometidas por todos los responsables. Read the full article here.
Iran ‘ready to seize UAE, Bahrain coastlines if US ‘makes any mistake’, Iranian expert’s BIG warning
Financial Express / Reuters, 25 March 2026
Gulf Arab states approached the UN Human Rights Council, claiming they face an existential threat from Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the UN rights chief said might constitute war crimes. Read the full article here.
UNHRC formally adopts resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on Persian Gulf as ‘existential threat’
United News of India / Reuters, 25 March 2026
The UN Human Rights Council has formally adopted a resolution, condemning Iran’s attacks on Gulf states, post warnings from Gulf diplomats who said that the Islamic Republic’s attacks pose an “existential threat”. Read the full article here.
Iran reviews ceasefire plan as Gulf states say Middle East war poses ‘existential threat’
ABC (Australia) / Reuters, 25 March 2026
Meanwhile, the UN Human Rights Council condemned Iran’s “egregious attacks” on its Gulf neighbours, calling for full and swift “reparation” to all strike victims. Read the full article here.
Iran defends retaliatory attacks on Gulf, NGO warns against ‘selective outrage’ at UN
Dawn / Reuters, 25 March 2026
At the UN Human Rights Council, Iran has defended its actions, saying more than 1,500 civilians had been killed in the US-Israeli strikes so far, according to Reuters. Read the full article here.
سياسات الاحتلال المغربي في الصحراء الغربية تضع المجتمع الدولي أمام مسؤوليات تاريخية وحقوقية عاجلة
Ghad news Horizons.dz, 25 March 2026
تتصاعد حدة الانتقادات الدولية الموجهة نحو سياسات الاحتلال المغربي في إقليم الصحراء الغربية نتيجة الممارسات الميدانية التي تمس جوهر القانون الدولي، حيث أكدت المدافعة والناشطة الصحراوية عن حقوق الإنسان فاطمة مولاي أن الوضع الراهن يتجاوز مجرد الانتهاكات العادية ليصل إلى محاولة تقويض الحقوق المشروعة للشعب الصحراوي في تقرير المصير والاستقلال، وأوضحت الناشطة خلال أعمال الدورة 61 لمجلس حقوق الإنسان الأممي بمدينة جنيف السويسرية أن الاحتلال يمارس سياسات القمع والإقصاء الممنهج ضد المدنيين العزل في الأراضي المحتلة، وهو ما يفرض ضرورة ملحة للتدخل الأممي العاجل لحماية النشطاء والمدافعين عن الحقوق المشروعة من التضييق المستمر والممنهج الذي يمارس ضدهم في الوقت الحالي.
La situation au Sahara occidental demeure une question urgente
Horizons.dz, 25 March 2026
La défenseure des droits humains sahraouie, Fatima Moulay, a insisté, dans une déclaration conjointe au nom d’organisations internationales, dont le Service international pour les droits de l’homme (ISHR) et Front Line Defenders (Irlande), sur le fait que la situation des droits humains au Sahara occidental occupé demeure une question urgente à l’ordre du jour du Conseil. Read the full article here.
Rival debates on Iran war raise concerns of ‘selective outrage’ at UN rights council
Geneva Solutions, 24 March 2026
Phil Lynch, executive director of the International Service for Human Rights, echoed the concerns, denouncing states’ “selective outrage”. “To preserve its legitimacy and the universality of human rights, the Human Rights Council must avoid one-sided framing and adopt a comprehensive, non-selective approach to the conflict,” he said in a statement. Read the full article here.
Over 30 civil society groups demand release of Kashmiri rights defender Irfan Mehraj
Frontline (The Hindu), 23 March 2026
Principle 3 of the Yogyakarta Principles is the provision that the NALSA judgment absorbed and that the 2026 Amendment Bill repudiates. The Principles emerged from a meeting convened by the International Commission of Jurists and the International Service for Human Rights at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in November 2006. Read the full article here ($).
Fatima Moulay Raises Alarm at Global Stage as Rights Groups Expose Ongoing Violations in Western Sahara
Dzair Tube, 21 March 2026
A joint declaration issued by leading international human rights organizations has forcefully returned the question of Western Sahara to the forefront of global debate, underscoring the legal imperative of upholding the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination. Read the full article here.
Over 30 civil society groups demand release of Kashmiri rights defender Irfan Mehraj
Kashmir Media Service, 20 March 2026
The organisations further expressed concern over what they described as growing harassment and intimidation of journalists for their reporting in IIOJK in recent months, including repeated police summons and pressure to sign undertakings restricting their reporting activities. Read the full article here.
دعوات دولية لتعزيز مراقبة حقوق الإنسان في الصحراء الغربية خلال مجلس حقوق الإنسان
DZ24, 20 March 2026
قدّمت الناشطة الصحراوية في مجال حقوق الإنسان، فاطمة مولاي، بيانًا مشتركًا باسم المعهد الدولي لحقوق الإنسان (ISHR)، ومنظمة “فرونت لاين ديفندرز”، والمجموعة العاملة المعنية بحقوق الإنسان في الصحراء الغربية المحتلة، وذلك خلال الدورة الـ61 لمجلس حقوق الإنسان، في إطار النقاش العام للبند الرابع
Read the full article here.
Droits de l’Homme : Garantir au peuple sahraoui son autodétermination
La Patrie, 20 March 2026
Une déclaration conjointe d’organisations internationales de défense des droits humains a remis au centre des débats la question du Sahara occidental, en rappelant l’impératif juridique du respect du droit à l’autodétermination du peuple sahraoui. Read the full article here.
A UN Committee Election Could Worsen Civil Society Access to the World Body
Passblue, 18 March 2026
An obscure but influential UN committee that decides which civil society groups are granted access to the world body is holding an election soon to determine the panel’s new membership for the next four years. ISHR’s Maithili Pai and Francisco Pérez write that it is not too late for countries who support civil society participation at the UN to make the election more competitive. Read the full article here.
Organizaciones internacionales piden a la ONU exigir cuentas al Estado de Nicaragua
Infobae, 18 March 2026
El Colectivo 46/2, conformado por organismos nicaragüenses y regionales, solicitó a los países miembros de las Naciones Unidas respaldar la petición del Grupo de Expertos en Derechos Humanos sobre Nicaragua. Este grupo fue creado por la ONU y ha documentado graves violaciones y exigido responsabilidades al Estado nicaragüense. Read the full article here.
See also the article on EJU!
Más de 20 organismos instaron a los países miembros de la ONU a exigir que Nicaragua rinda cuentas por violaciones de DDHH
Infobae / Agencia EFE, 18 March 2026
Entre ellas, se enumeran la tortura, la apatridia y la represión transnacional, consideradas crímenes de lesa humanidad. Read the full article here.
Instan a miembros de la ONU exigir que Nicaragua rinda cuentas por violaciones de DDHH
Swissinfo / Agencia EFE, 17 March 2026
Al menos 21 organismos humanitarios instaron este martes a los países miembros de la ONU exigir que el Estado de Nicaragua rinda cuentas sobre las violaciones a los derechos humanos, como la tortura, la apatridia y la represión transnacional, considerados crímenes de lesa humanidad. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Radio Cadena Voces and 100% Noticias.
Instan a miembros de la ONU exigir que Nicaragua rinda cuentas por violaciones de DDHH
La Mesa Redonda, 17 March 2026
En una declaración, el Colectivo 46/2 -integrado por al menos 21 organismos humanitarios nicaragüenses y regionales- pidió a los Estados miembros de las Naciones Unidas respaldar la petición del Grupo de Expertos en Derechos Humanos sobre Nicaragua, creado por la ONU, para exigir responsabilidades al Estado de Nicaragua por las graves violaciones de los derechos humanos. Read the full article here.
Konec svobody slova v Česku. Koaliční poslanci chystají zákon, kterým Putin zlikvidoval opozici
Medium.cz, 17 March 2026
Zákon o zahraničních agentech posloužil Kremlu k naprosté likvidaci občanské společnosti. Tento toxický nástroj se teď pod rouškou transparentnosti šíří Evropou a jeho přímou kopii chystají i poslanci v České republice. Read the full article here.
Aksi Solidaritas Suara Ibu Indonesia Soroti Kekerasan Negara dalam Penyiraman Air Keras terhadap Andrie Yunus
Bailarung Press, 17 March 2026
Petang hari menjelang berbuka puasa, Suara Ibu Indonesia mengadakan aksi solidaritas dan doa bersama pada Sabtu, (14-03) di Bundaran Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). Read the full article here.
Organizaciones nacionales e internacionales exigen “acciones” tras informe del GHREN
Confidencial, 17 March 2026
Tras conocer el informe del Grupo de Expertos en Derechos Humanos sobre Nicaragua (GHREN) de la ONU, un grupo de cuatro organizaciones nicaragüenses instó a una “transición pacífica y concertada”, mientras el Colectivo 46/2 exigió que el Estado nicaragüense rinda cuentas ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia y que se impongan sanciones a los responsables de las violaciones de derechos humanos. Read the full article here.
Great powers won’t save human rights. The rest of us must
Geneva Solutions, 16 March 2026
In a world dominated by great powers, the UN human rights system still has one last lifeline: strength in numbers, writes Raphaël Viana David, human rights advocate at the International Service for Human Rights. Read the full article here.
This article is also available in Spanish on Puntojus.
Países de la ONU “alarmados” por aumento de la represión en Nicaragua
Confidencial, 16 March 2026
El informe del Grupo de Expertos sobre Nicaragua fue presentado ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU y respaldado por los países. Read the full article here.
This article is also available in English. See also the article on Havana Times.
A Fox Under a Pink Moon et Cotton Queen remportent les grands prix au FIFDH
Cineuropa, 16 March 2026
The Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH, 6-15 March) has wrapped its 24th edition, having welcomed more than 32,000 festivalgoers to various screenings, debates and public discussions. Read the full article here.
Indonesian rights activist Andrie Yunus injured in acid attack in Jakarta
The Online Citizen, 16 March 2026
Human rights activist Andrie Yunus suffered severe burns after two men on a motorcycle splashed acid at him in Central Jakarta late at night. Police are investigating the attack, which has drawn condemnation from government officials and the United Nations. Read the full article here.
Para Aktivis Kutuk Serangan Air Keras Terhadap Andrie Yunus: Ancaman Serius Bagi Demokrasi Indonesia
Serayunusantara, 14 March 2026
Federasi KontraS bersama International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) mengeluarkan pernyataan keras mengutuk serangan air keras yang menimpa Wakil Koordinator KontraS, Andrie Yunus, di Jakarta, Jumat (13/3/2026). Serangan ini dinilai sebagai peringatan mengejutkan bagi masyarakat sipil dan stabilitas demokrasi di Indonesia. Read the full article here.
Da li će UN prisilno otići u penziju: Razjedinjene nacije
Bankar.me, 11 March 2026
Komentarišući uzroke izuzetno teške krize u kojoj su se našle Ujedinjene nacije, Fil Linč, direktor Međunarodne organizacije za ljudska prava (ISHR) poredi UN sa svjetskim restoranom u kojem dva nasilna gosta, SAD i Kina, pojedu svu hranu, ne ostavljajući ništa drugima, „a onda odbijaju da plate i prijete da će vas zatvoriti čim se pobunite“. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Biznis & Finansije.
Congo Bzv : de grands écarts entre engagements des autorités et pratiques concernant la liberté de la société civile
Groupe Congo Médias, 7 March 2026
Un environnement peu favorable pour le travail des organisations de la société civile en république du Congo, c’est ce que souligne le rapport national 2025 du Projet UE SEE(Supporting an Enabling Environnement for civil Society) publié devant la presse le jeudi 5 mars 2026 à Brazzaville. Read the full article here.
République du Congo : La société civile sous pression, mais déterminée
Panoramik Actu, 7 March 2026
La société civile congolaise résiste dans un environnement où libertés fondamentales et espaces d’expression sont fortement encadrés. Associations, journalistes et défenseurs des droits humains évoluent dans un cadre légal et administratif qui limite leur action et leur indépendance. Read the full article here.
Budget cuts hit the underfunded UN Human Rights Office
Swissinfo, 4 March 2026
“The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – and more broadly the UN’s ‘human rights pillar’ – has always been severely underfunded and understaffed,” says Raphaël Viana David, a programme manager at the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), an NGO based in Geneva and New York. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Mena FN. This article is also available in Japanese.
FIFDH Geneva unveils juries for 24th edition
Business Doc Europe, 2 March 2026
In 2026, FIFDH (International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Geneva) presents 35 documentaries, nine fiction films and twelve short films competing in the various competitions, and/or accompanying the 21 Forums and three Impact Spotlights. The competing films will be reviewed by international and youth juries, who will reveal the Award winners during the Closing Ceremony. Read the full article here.
Perché gli UAE hanno inondato il ciclismo con il loro soldi pieni di sangue, dall’inizio
Cicloweb, 2 March 2026
L’International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) ha definito l’operazione “profondamente discutibile”, ricordando che gli Emirati Arabi Uniti sono un Paese che discrimina sistematicamente le donne tanto nelle norme giuridiche quanto nella prassi quotidiana, limitando diritti fondamentali e libertà civili. Read the full article here.
Testing the Red Line: Jimmy Lai’s Sentence as a Flashpoint in Sino-American Relations
E-International Relations, 28 February 2026
With the imposition of a 20-year prison sentence on media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai on February 9, 2026, Hong Kong has once again drawn international attention. Read the full article here.
Ομάδες υπεράσπισης των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων καλούν τον Ύπατο Αρμοστή να αντιμετωπίσει την επιδεινούμενη καταστολή της Κίνας
Directus, 27 February 2026
Είκοσι έξι οργανώσεις της κοινωνίας των πολιτών, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της ISHR, κάλεσαν σήμερα τον Ύπατο Αρμοστή του ΟΗΕ για τα Ανθρώπινα Δικαιώματα, Volker Türk, να ασχοληθεί με τα φερόμενα εγκλήματα κατά της ανθρωπότητας της κινεζικής κυβέρνησης. Read the full article here.
This article is also available in English.
རྒྱལ་ཚོགས་ཀྱི་འགྲོ་བ་མིའི་ཐོབ་ཐང་ལྷན་ཚོགས་དབུ་འཛུགས་དང་བསྟུན་བོད་མིས་ཞི་བའི་སྐད་འབོད་གནང་བ།
Voice of Tibet (VOT), 25 February 2026
གཞི་རྩའི་རྒྱལ་ཚོགས་ཀྱི་ཆེས་མཐོའི་འགྲོ་བ་མིའི་ཐོབ་ཐང་ལྷན་ཚོགས་དང་བསྟུན། རྒྱལ་སྤྱིའི་འགྲོ་བ་མིའི་ཐོབ་ཐང་ཞབས་ཞུ་ཚོགས་པ་ ISHR གཙོས་སྤྱི་མང་ཚོགས་པ་ཉི་ཤུ་རྩ་དྲུག་མཉམ་སྦྲེལ་གྱི་ཐོག་ནས་རྒྱལ་ཚོགས་ཀྱི་འགྲོ་བ་མིའི་ཐོབ་ཐང་གཙོ་འཛིན་སྐུ་ཞབས་ Volker Türk ལགས་སུ་རྒྱ་ནག་གཞུང་གིས་འགྲོ་བ་མིའི་རིགས་ལ་སྡུག་རྩུབ་ཀྱི་བྱ་སྤྱོད་སྤེལ་བཞིན་པའི་ཉེས་འཛུགས་ལ་གདོང་ལེན་བྱ་དགོས་པའི་སྐུལ་མ་གནང་ཡོད་འདུག. Read the full article here.
Uluslararası STK’lardan BM’ye çağrı: Çin’in insanlığa karşı suçları cezasız kalmasın
Karar, 24 February 2026
Aralarında Uygur Hareketi, Dünya Uygur Kurultayı ve Çin İnsan Hakları Savunucuları’nın da bulunduğu 26 uluslararası sivil toplum kuruluşu, Birleşmiş Milletler (BM) İnsan Hakları Yüksek Komiseri Volker Türk’e acil bir çağrıda bulundu. İnsan Hakları Konseyi’nin 61. oturumu öncesinde yapılan çağrıda, Çin hükümetinin “insanlığa karşı suç” teşkil eden sistematik ihlallerinin bağımsız bir şekilde soruşturulması istendi. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Türkiye Günlügü.
Çin’in insanlığa karşı suçları cezasız kalmasın
Akis Haber, 24 February 2026
Çin’in “insanlığa karşı suç” niteliğindeki sistematik ihlallerinin bağımsız şekilde soruşturulmasını ve cezasızlığın son bulması için somut adım atılmasını istedi. Read the full article here.
See also the article under Turk Haber Gazetesi.
Due ruote, due mondi
Cicloweb.it, 24 February 2026
I petrodollari e le skyline di Abu Dhabi da un lato. Dall’altro il fango di Matera e una volata da sesto su sei. Il ciclismo può spaziare tra questi due estremi. Read the full article here.
Twenty years after its creation, the Human Rights Council is under pressure
Swissinfo, 23 February 2026
The main UN body responsible for upholding human rights in the world is meeting on Monday in Geneva. Its first session of the year will be marked by geopolitical tensions and financial difficulties. Read the full article here.
This article is also available in French, Arabic, Japanese, Russian and German. See also the article on Mena FN.
UN Side Event at Human Rights Council spotlights Banjima traditional owners and Clean Up Wittenoom campaign
The Curb, 20 February 2026
The team behind the acclaimed Australian feature documentary Yurlu | Country, and Banjima Traditional Owners will take part in an official United Nations (UN) Side Event at the Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday March 9, 4-5pm CET at the Palais des Nations, Room VIII. Read the full article here.
See also the article on Film Ink.
The US operation in Venezuela: Causes and context
Harbinger’s Magazine, 20 February 2026
On 3 January, the United States launched a large-scale military operation inside Venezuela, involving coordinated airstrikes and a special forces raid in Caracas, the country’s capital. Read the full article here.
Kdo je pravnica Katarina Bervar Sternad, ki bo gledala pod prste politikom?
Svet 24, 18 February 2026
Nataša Pirc Musar je vodenje protikorupcijske komisije zaupala Katarini Bervar Sternad. Imenovanje zaradi njunega preteklega sodelovanja odpira vprašanja. Read the full story here.
See also the article on Maribor 24.
Facing Existential Challenges, WHO Shuts Down its Policy, Law, and Human Rights Unit
Mad In America, 18 February 2026
Global activists react to the news and vow to keep up the fight for human rights in mental health. Read the full story here.
The Fascist International Against Women: a Feminist Analysis of Women Under Far-Right Rule
Rock and Art, 15 February 2026
We write in February 2026 amid an unprecedented global assault on women’s rights orchestrated by an international network of far-right governments, reactionary movements, and capitalist elites. From Washington to Budapest, from Buenos Aires to Rome, from the detention camps of the U.S.-Mexico border to the rubble of Gaza, women face a coordinated backlash designed to reverse decades of feminist struggle and reimpose patriarchal control over our bodies, our labour, and our lives. Read the full article here.
Déjà sous-financé, le Bureau des droits humains subit de plein fouet les coupes budgétaires
Swissinfo, 13 February 2026
À Genève, le Haut-Commissariat de l’ONU aux droits de l’homme déplore l’impact des coupes budgétaires sur le terrain, alors qu’à New York, un discret organe s’affaire à affaiblir encore davantage le système des droits humains. Read the full article here.
This article is also available in Spanish and Portuguese.
Cuts to sign language and interpretation spark pushback at UN rights council
Geneva Solutions, 9 February 2026
“The UN’s already meagre budget for human rights has been further slashed while human rights crises continue to grow globally,” Raphael Viana David, programme manager at the International Service for Human Rights, said reacting to the budget cuts in a statement last month. Read the full article here.
A crise da ONU e a desordem do mundo – parte 2
A Terra e Redonda, 8 February 2026
A política “America First” de Trump desmonta o multilateralismo, convertendo a ONU em instrumento descartável e agravando crises humanitárias globais. Read the full article here.
Justicia Climática y Derechos Humanos: El Desafío Pendiente Frente a la Vulnerabilidad de los Pueblos en Riesgo Ambiental
United Explanations, 6 February 2026
La crisis climática en América Latina constituye una emergencia de derechos humanos que afecta desproporcionadamente a las poblaciones más vulnerables. La reciente Opinión Consultiva OC-32/25 (2025) de la Corte Interamericana marca un hito al declarar la obligación de no causar daños ambientales irreversibles como norma jus cogens, reconociendo por primera vez los derechos de la naturaleza y el derecho humano a un clima sano. Read the full article here.
ΒΕΝΕΖΟΥΕΛΑ: δέκα επείγοντα αιτήματα για μια γνήσια δημοκρατική μετάβαση από Διεθνείς και τοπικους οργανισμούς
Cyneapolis, 3 February 2026
Η Κοινωνία των Πολιτών της Βενεζουέλας και οι Διεθνείς Οργανισμοί Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων παρουσιάζουν δέκα επείγοντα αιτήματα για μια γνήσια δημοκρατική μετάβαση. Read the full article here.
Greece: New Bill Threatens Aid Workers & Migrant Rights
News Today, 31 January 2026
According to a 2023 report by the International Service for Human Rights, at least 37 countries have laws that restrict the work of human rights defenders, including those assisting migrants and refugees. Read the full article here.
Attacks Against the International Criminal Court: Who Cares About Victims of Atrocity Crimes?
Slaw, 28 January 2026
When the distinguished Canadian jurist, Kimberly Prost, began her term as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2017, she could not have imagined what happened on 20 August 2025. That day, the United States imposed sanctions on her, putting her on a list alongside those implicated in terrorism and organized crime. Read the full article here.
Liberación de presos y desarme de milicias, entre las 10 acciones urgentes que organizaciones civiles exigen para la transición en Venezuela
El Tiempo, 21 January 2026
En medio de la compleja coyuntura en Venezuela, un bloque de 16 organizaciones de la sociedad civil, tanto nacionales como internacionales, presentaron un decálogo de exigencias de cara a lo que sería una transición democrática en el país. Read the full article here.
¿Qué es un relator especial de la ONU y quién es Margaret Satterthwaite?
24/7 Prensa Digital, 20 January 2026
Margaret Satterthwaite, Relatora Especial sobre la independencia de magistrados y abogados de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU), cercana a la activista Helen Mack, reiteró su exhortativa a «cada actor relevante» en las elecciones de Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE), Ministerio Público (MP) y Corte de Constitucionalidad (CC), para «garantizar que esos procesos se lleven de acuerdo…con las recomendaciones emitidas anteriormente por este mandato y otros mecanismos internacionales». Los relatores especiales son expertos independientes que no son personal de la ONU y actúan a título individual, señala la página de la ONU. Read the full article here.
ONG venezolanas e internacionales exigen la liberación de todos los presos políticos como primer paso hacia una transición democrática
Monitoreamos, 20 January 2026
Dieciséis organizaciones de la sociedad civil —venezolanas e internacionales— publicaron este martes un decálogo de exigencias urgentes para encauzar la crisis política de Venezuela hacia una transición democrática real y verificable. Dos de las organizaciones firmantes lo hicieron bajo reserva, debido al riesgo que implica su identificación pública en el contexto represivo del país. Read the full article here.
European states press for urgent UN rights council session over Iran protest killings
Geneva Solutions, 16 January 2026
More than 50 rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, the International Service for Human Rights and the World Organization Against Torture, echoed the call, warning they were ‘gravely concerned that authorities will once again resort to swift trials that bear no resemblance to judicial proceedings and arbitrary executions to crush and deter dissent’. Read the full article here.
Erklärung von Menschenrechtsorganisationen zur Intervention in Venezuela
Pressenza, 15 January 2026
Die Festnahme des De-facto-Präsidenten Nicolás Maduro und seiner Frau, um sie in den Vereinigten Staaten vor Gericht zu stellen, ist der Höhepunkt einer militärischen Abriegelung der Karibik, die die US-Regierung in den letzten Monaten schrittweise aufgebaut hat. Read the full article here.
State-Backed Proxy NGOS at The U.N. To Neutralize Human Rights Scrutiny
Daily Asian Age, 14 January 2026
A report by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) found that China has actively used its membership on the U.N. Committee on NGOs to delay or block consultative status applications for independent groups, employ procedural tactics to silence NGO speakers, and retaliate against those who engage with human rights mechanisms. Read the full article here.
After Maduro’s ouster, Venezuela’s press braces for renewed repression
Lat Am Journalism Review, 7 January 2026
Thirty-eight human rights organizations from Latin America, including CPJ, published a joint statement on the situation in Venezuela, urging respect for human rights and press freedom during Venezuela’s “transition.” Read the full article here.
Mali : atelier de validation des avants projets de lois de protection des défenseurs des droits humains
Mali Actu, 5 January 2026
L’objet de cette rencontre était de proposer au gouvernement des avant-projets de loi pour approbation en vue de la protection et de la promotion des défenseurs des droits humains. Read the full article here.
