A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal groups and private security forces.

Eight human rights organizations called on Kyrgyzstan authorities on Friday to take necessary measures for the safety of Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy, an imprisoned human rights defender who has received ...

Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a prominent human rights defender and key figure in the struggle for the fundamental rights of the Baloch ...

UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to lift ongoing restrictions on human rights defenders who have been released from detention, in line with international human rights standards. The ...

New Convictions Amid Drastic Closing of Civic SpaceTunisian courts sentenced eight human rights defenders to prison terms and fines in recent days for charges connected to their human rights work, ...

Geneva: The United Nations experts on Wednesday strongly condemned the life sentence handed down to Baloch woman human rights ...

When Sharifa Madrakhimova received her passport via mail from Dublin, with her Irish visa affixed inside, the document had been rendered invalid by burns and cuts, preventing her from leaving the ...

The recent launch of the UN Global Alliance for Human Rights marks a significant step in strengthening international efforts ...

Human Rights Watch mourns the passing of the Colombian human rights defender Gustavo Gallón on June 30, 2026. Gallón, a lawyer and university professor who most recently served as Colombia’s ...