Category: News
Violent Conflict and a Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
May 12, 2023
Sudan is facing a violent conflict and a humanitarian crisis that has drawn the attention of the UN Human Rights Council, which held an emergency session on Thursday in Geneva. The conflict erupted in October 2022, when General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), dissolved the transitional government and […]
France Condemned by European Court for Detaining Migrant Children
May 11, 2023
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled against France 11 times in May 2023 for violating the rights of migrant children who were detained in administrative centers or hotels pending their deportation. The court found that France had breached Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits inhuman or degrading […]
January 2023, Human Rights Violations Summary Report
January 29, 2023
Human rights violations have been reported in various parts of the world in the month of January 2023. These violations are a cause of concern for the global community. This article aims to highlight some of the reported significant human rights violations that occurred in January 2023. China: China has been facing criticism for its […]
Immigration detainee not given new food because maggots ‘just on the vegetables’, report finds
January 25, 2023
An immigration detainee served a contaminated meal was not offered an alternative because the maggots were “just on the vegetables”, a report by the federal watchdog has found. The claims by the commonwealth ombudsman – which are denied by the Australian Border Force – come in a report into conditions inside federal detention centres as part […]
Signs of torture on bodies found in Ukraine town liberated from Russia
October 28, 2022
In recaptured Lyman, Kim Sengupta finds evidence of Russian atrocities and Ukrainian commanders ready to administer their own justice Mounds of brown earth slide into the rows of graves on a day of cold rain and whipping winds as forensic investigators exhume bodies on a hillside to the sound of shellfire in the valleys beyond. Two separate […]