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 ...

Nigeria has been attracting the world’s attention in recent months for all the wrong reasons. Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest police brutality after social media users spread accounts ...

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session to ...

Five United Nations special rapporteurs expressed concern over potential human rights violations in an Oct. 14 letter to acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, obtained by ...

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 ...

Your Excellency, Philemon Yang, President of the General Assembly, Assistant Secretary-General Kehris, Special Rapporteur Salmón, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, I speak on behalf of 36 civil ...

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto arrives at at ceremony where President Joko Widodo presented him with the rank of four-star general in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 28, 2024. Credit: ...

AI-fuelled violations, creeping state surveillance and a lack of protection from online platform abuses are key issues highlighted by BIRN’s annual report on digital rights violations in Southeast ...