The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called for those fleeing Venezuela to receive international refugee protection. An immense 3.7 million people have now left Venezuela, mostly on foot, to escape from the worsening political crisis, leaving over 3,000 children stateless. The crisis has now developed into a humanitarian emergency, leaving millions of people in … Read more →
UN officials have called on the Security Council to unite in support for an immediate de-escalation of fighting in Syria’s north-western Idlib governorate, where at least 180,000 people have been displaced in three weeks and up to 160 people killed. On 20 May, Save the Children reported that at least 38 children had been killed … Read more →
British nationals are to be banned from entering or remaining in parts of conflict-stricken Syria in the first use of a controversial new rule. Home Secretary Sajid Javid is to give British citizens in northern Syria 28 days to leave or face up to ten years in prison when they return to the UK. Britons … Read more →
A Human Rights Watch report released on 9 May has concluded that a blast which killed 15 Yemeni school children in April this year was caused by a Houthi-controlled warehouse that stored volatile material which caught fire and detonated in Yemen’s capital Sanaa. The massive blast injured more than 100 children and adults in the … Read more →
Qatar has been arbitrarily stripping the citizenship of family members of the Ghufran tribe for over 30 years, depriving them of basic human rights. At least 28 members of the Ghufran tribe have currently been left stateless and are calling for their rights to be restored. A Human Rights Watch report published on 12 May … Read more →
The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights in Canada held a press conference in Ottawa on 9 May to highlight the ongoing and extensive human rights violations in Iran. The Centre organises ‘Iran Accountability Week’ every year in partnership with Parliamentarians from all political parties. Representatives from Canada’s House of Commons and the Senate discussed … Read more →
As 1.5 billion Muslims in the world start observing Ramadan, authorities in China have launched a further crackdown on religious practices of the Uyghur people. According to an Amnesty International report of 3 May, open displays of religion or any religious symbols such as wearing a headscarf, prayer, fasting or avoiding alcohol or pork are … Read more →
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced £15.5m of UK aid money would be given to help Ethiopia run transparent, free and fair elections at the opening ceremony of the 26th celebration of World Press Freedom Day. During his speech, he also announced a new Chevening Africa Media Freedom Fellowship programme, providing opportunities to 60 African … Read more →
The UN has been in serious talks with China at the Belt and Road Forum, an international conference that saw 37 world leaders converge on the Chinese capital of Bejing. Despite China’s efforts at collaboration, leaders from the UK, France, Germany, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada chose to not attend the talks. … Read more →
With only four years left until kick off at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, violations of workers’ rights are still a key concern for the international human rights community. FIFA aims to expand the tournament from its current eight stadium, 32-team tournament, to a 48-team tournament. This planned expansion would require the building … Read more →
