The call by many heads of state to end human rights violations often rings hollow as the violators in so many countries continue to commit such crimes with impunity. When will the international community wake up to the scourge of human rights violations? Human rights violations are a global scourge that have engulfed scores of…
The Sudanese civil war is one of the greatest tragedies we are witnessing today. The international community is disgraceful for sitting on its hands, watching with indifference this ongoing humanitarian catastrophe Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, and so far, several rounds of peace talks have been of no avail in bringing an end…
There is a growing consensus among many notable political scientists and historians that America is at a perilous crossroads; Trump has chosen the road that leads to disastrous authoritarianism. The question is what it would take to stop Trump from destroying our democracy and replacing it with a dictatorship For nearly 250 years, despite its…
It is hard to imagine that there is not a single adult in Trump’s orbit to tell him that withdrawing from the many UN agencies that provide critical humanitarian services undermine rather than advance the US’ national interest and global standing Alon Ben-Meir · Trump's Assault on the UN is Self-Defeating There is no other…
Outside the ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, federal agents, alongside local police, used tear gas, chemical irritants, and projectiles against peaceful demonstrators, volunteer medics, clergy, legal observers, and journalists. This is state violence. Accountability is not optional; it is urgent.
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Countries should utilize diplomatic isolation by reducing or limiting their formal diplomatic engagements with the Afghan government and imposing visa restrictions on officials directly responsible for oppressive policies. They should also raise global awareness to make it politically costly for the Afghan government to ignore women’s inherent rights.
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Israelis must use their collective power to create the conditions that produce mutual political, economic, and security gains with the Palestinians, which is the only way to coexist peacefully. Israelis must ask what the alternative to peaceful coexistence is. Has anyone come up with a viable and mutually acceptable alternative whereby both can live in peace, short of a two-state solution?
I recently spoke with author and political thinker Mike Bedenbaugh to discuss the current state of American politics. Mike commented on the coalition of support around Donald Trump, and what that means for the United States today:
“We have always had an authoritarian element in our society, and that authoritarian element has always been scattered throughout society, but for some reason it has been able to coagulate around the current leadership… it`s really not about Donald Trump anymore. He`s just merely an avatar for a shadow that has now strengthened in the nation that we have to figure out how to contain.”
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Four hundred seventy-three (473) million children, one in six worldwide, were caught in armed conflict in 2024. A new UN Human Rights report warns that war is destroying nearly every protection promised to children under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. These children are not only living through bombings and torture, but they are also facing sexual violence, starvation under siege, forced displacement, child labor, and child marriage. In 2023, 71% of all victims of cluster-munition remnants were children. One child in the report says, “We are just living, and it is an injustice that our lives are taken so young.” There is no moral or legal justification for this. International law is clear: every State must protect children in war. Any government that fails them is complicit; accountability is not optional.
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Children with disabilities across Europe are still struggling to be heard in courtrooms. On 13–14 November, the International Commission of Jurists brought together judges, lawyers, and experts from five EU countries in Brussels to address this urgent gap. They highlighted how restrictions on legal capacity, the lack of child-friendly language, and limited training for justice professionals continue to block children with disabilities from fully participating in legal proceedings. Although EU States have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, implementation remains far behind. Participants emphasized the need for accessible courtroom settings, specialized support staff, and stronger cooperation between teachers, social workers, police, and judges. No child should face discrimination in the justice system; states must act now.
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France is treating thousands of children in Mayotte as second-class citizens, despite the island being a French department. A new Human Rights Watch report shows that one year after the 2024 cyclone, Mayotte’s children, especially those in “bangas” settlements and from migrant families, still face systemic barriers to schooling. Municipalities impose unlawful enrollment requirements, while overcrowded schools lack safe water, sanitation, and even basic meals. This is happening in the poorest department of France, where over 75% of the population lives below the poverty line. Instead of addressing long-standing structural failures, authorities have allowed them to deepen. A French passport should not determine who the child is, that matters, and who does not. Paris must ensure equal access to education and end the two-tier system that discriminates against Mayotte’s children.
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At least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since October 2023, and everyone knows the real number is higher, because countless Gazans taken during the war have vanished without a trace. A new investigation by Physicians for Human Rights–Israel reveals a shocking pattern of brutal beatings, untreated wounds, and deliberate medical neglect inside prisons and military sites. Families have been denied even the most basic right: to know whether their loved ones are alive or dead. Israel has blocked Red Cross access and stopped releasing data, creating a system where people can disappear and die in silence. Deaths in custody are not “collateral damage”; they are a grave human rights violation. The EU and the UN, in particular, must demand complete transparency, independent monitoring, and real accountability from the Netanyahu government.
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