Human Rights Watch urges Taliban to release detained UN, NGO staff

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch called for the release of two UN staffers and six NGO ...

Human Rights Watch says the Taliban detained 6 staff of a women’s and children’s rights group

Human Rights Watch says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members from a local organization focused on women's and children's rights.
Human Rights Watch

Afghanistan: Taliban Assault on Rights Deepens 5 Years on

Afghanistan’s Taliban have entrenched one of the world’s worst human rights crises and systematically dismantled the rights ...
Jurist

UN rapporteur warns Cambodia faces intersecting human rights challenges ahead of elections

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Tom Andrews on Wednesday stated that Cambodia has ...

Human Rights Watch opposes transfer of outdated cluster munitions from Türkiye to Ukraine

Human Rights Watch has called on the US Congress to block the transfer of cluster munitions from Türkiye's stockpiles to Ukraine because of the risks they pose to civilians. The US State Department ...
manilatimes

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights in observance of International Youth Day 2026

THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) joins young people and communities around the world in observing International Youth Day on August 12, 2026, under the theme, “Different Contexts, Common ...
Columbus Dispatch

Second human rights commissioner resigns after police review board decision

WORCESTER – A second member of the city's Human Rights Commission has resigned in the wake of City Manager Eric D. Batista’s recommendation against a police civilian review board. “My hope is that ...