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October 24, 2026

Singapore supports 243 human rights recommendations, including stronger...

The country supported about 71 per cent of the recommendations it received, but did not back changes to domestic worker…

October 24, 2026

META must protect political expression and guarantee effective...

GENEVA – Reports of restrictions on legitimate political expression on Meta platforms during Brazil’s elections raise concerns for freedom of expression,…

October 24, 2026

When the health system is a casualty of conflict

Michael Adekunle Charles On the morning that I visited Al-Sabbah Children’s Hospital in Juba, South Sudan, in December last year,…

September 2, 2026

Iran Human Rights Council Condemns US Attack on...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemned a US military attack…

September 2, 2026

Tunisia: Civil Society Under Siege

Tunisians hold up placards during a march organized by the Campaign Against the Criminalization of Civil Work to protest racism…

September 2, 2026

Will Uganda’s candidate for top UN post speak...

Uganda officially nominated veteran diplomat and former United Nations Under-Secretary-General Olara Otunnu as a candidate for the next United Nations…

September 2, 2026

Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia

Following Zambia’s contested presidential and parliamentary elections almost three weeks ago, the crackdown on political opposition has intensified, raising concerns…

When human rights are not trendy

Patience Akumu is a human rights defender and award winning journalist Once upon a time, human rights were the bare…

U.S.–China Struggle for Influence is Rewriting the Global...

In the past two decades, news reports and commentary on U.S.-China relations have focused on military build-up, trade wars, sanctions,…