In July, the UN Human Rights Committee, following its review of India’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, raised concerns about discrimination and ...

Mar 7, 2025 · From the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo, women and girls’ rights have suffered serious setbacks. But despite the challenges, there also have been …

May 28, 2025 · During its 2020 Universal Periodic Review cycle, the United States of America (U.S.) received recommendations from Iceland, Belgium, France, and Malta regarding …

In October, the UN Human Rights Council, noting “the continued significant deterioration” of human rights in Russia, renewed the mandate of the special rapporteur on the situation of …

April 27 marked the 30th anniversary of democracy, human rights, and political freedom in South Africa. The country’s first democratic and non-racial elections in 1994 formally ended the ...

Human Rights Watch and partners documented the harmful effects of these laws and asked the federal government to intervene in school censorship and discrimination.

On November 7, the United States failed to participate in its UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a process where the human rights record of every member state is reviewed by other states.

Human Rights Watch has called on the UN Security Council to renew and ensure the enforcement of the mandate of the Sudan 1591 sanctions regime, publicly condemn individual governments …

Women’s Rights The Dewan Rakyat passed a bill to amend the Federal Constitution to grant Malaysian citizenship to children born overseas to Malaysian mothers and foreign fathers.

Local and international human rights groups have documented mass arbitrary detention, torture, and, in some cases, sexual violence against women and girls in detention, and enforced …