https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2024/10/art-defending-human-rights 18 October 2024 “I think art really helps to reinforce ideas, to give clarity about some of the things that are happening today. What I did was to reflect on some of the rights that I think have been violated in Mexico,” said Eva Jiménez Bracamontes, a Mexican illustrator […]
By Human Rights Press StaffOctober 2024 Saudi Arabian authorities have executed 198 individuals so far in 2024, the highest number of executions recorded in the country since 1990, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Despite repeated promises to limit the use of the death penalty, the kingdom has […]
By Human Rights Press Staff – Sept. 28, 2024 Afghanistan’s Taliban regime has introduced strict new vice and virtue laws, further limiting women’s freedoms in public life. Approved by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the laws ban women from raising their voices in public, either through singing or reading aloud, deeming […]
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U.N. Team to Discuss Investigation into Bangladesh’s Deadly Protests By Human Rights Press StaffAugust 22, 2024 A United Nations delegation will meet Bangladesh’s interim government and other key parties starting Thursday to discuss the process of investigating alleged human rights violations during recent violent protests. According to officials, around 300 […]
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By Human Rights Press Staff | Aug. 16, 2024 Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, Afghan men like Zahir, a 45-year-old public servant, have struggled to support the women in their lives amid harsh restrictions. Gathering 40 family members, including 25 women, Zahir reassured them that “all […]
By Human Rights Press Staff July 16, 2024, 10:00 am ET A surge in Jewish settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is prompting international outcry as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government expands its hold on the occupied territory, claiming more land and allegedly providing tacit military support […]
By Human Rights Press Staff, July 16, 2024 Since the declaration of a state of emergency in El Salvador in March 2022, over 1,000 minors have been convicted of crimes, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report. The organization denounces these convictions as the result of indiscriminate arrests and […]