human-rights

From 2012 to 2019, a total of 985 individuals were arbitrarily stripped of their nationality either by a court order, a royal decree or ministerial order....

Generations of First Nations children were abducted to institutions to solve the country’s ‘Indian problem’. Thousands never returned.

The most devastating thing that is happening is the absence of educational opportunities for youth. We are witnessing the growth of a lost generation. As for...

“Saudi Arabia cannot rehabilitate its international image so long as it harasses, arrests, and tortures its critics into submission or makes them flee abroad”

Two factors make the integration situation in France particularly fraught. First, the French model is essentially one of assimilation. An individual...

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has called on the Biden administration to “end US COVID-19 asylum restrictions” and restore access to asylum “for...

Israel is the “good guy” that shares Canada’s democratic “values”, while Palestinians are the “bad guys” who elect “terrorists”. HRW’s report says: No,...

Israel’s deprivations of Palestinians from their rights are so severe that they amount to the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution.

Some governments resist the transition to a clean economy either because the costs of switching to renewable sources of energy are prohibitively high –...

Systemic racist police violence against people of African descent in the United States has resulted in a pattern of gross and reliably attested violations of...

The media takes much of the responsibility for this, and while I cannot speak for Europe as a whole, in the UK much of the media is very right-wing and...

Like wars, climate change, and economic disruption of all kinds, sanctions do tremendous damage to vulnerable people. The difference is that economic...

Although more than 700 million vaccine doses have been administered globally, richer countries have received more than 87 per cent, and low-income countries...

“Calling things by their proper name –apartheid– is not a moment of despair: rather, it is a moment of moral clarity, a step on a long walk inspired by hope.”

“Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) is vital for our individual and collective well-being, especially now.”

Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and other horrific acts of terrorism purportedly carried out in the name of Islam, institutional suspicion of Muslims...

“The United States government should impose sanctions against the Crown Prince, as it has done for the other perpetrators – targeting his personal assets but...

UN special rapporteurs say they repeatedly raise concerns on use of excessive, lethal force in US police interventions.

The failure of governments to properly control pollution, and the failure of businesses to respect the environment, has resulted in a looming catastrophe for...

"It is vital for the international community to intensify its engagement with parties to the conflict and other states, to combat impunity and support...