Author: Christine Savino May 29, 2026 HRRC recognizes climate change as a human rights crisis that threatens the rights to life, health, housing, food, water, culture, self-determination, and a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. The international community must treat climate harm not only as an environmental or economic issue, but as a matter of legal responsibility, especially for communities and states that have contributed least to the crisis while bearing its he

Author: Amy Asubonteng May 28, 2026 HRRC supports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ press release and proposed rule. As both federal and state spending become increasingly crucial aspects of managing healthcare, HRRC further applauds the CMS administrators and federal regulators for seeking ways to regulate overspending that can divert resources away from directly improving the quality of healthcare for U.S. citizens. [Image Credit: www.kaboompics.com via Pexels

Author: Ana MC Budeanu May 28, 2026 HRRC is encouraged by the European Union efforts to establish rules on artificial intelligence technologies and their effects on human rights with regard to citizen’s mental health, such as the EU AI Act which prohibits reading and analyzing citizen’s emotions. We emphasise that policies regarding artificial intelligence technology must be regularly updated to better protect human rights and the mental health of citizens amid ever-changing

Author: Raisa Hamlin May 27, 2026 HRRC is concerned by the police raid on the headquarters of Türkiye’s main opposition party and by legal actions targeting CHP leadership. We urge Turkish authorities to respect democratic institutions and political freedoms in Türkiye. Republican People’s Party (CHP) former chairman Özgür Özel leading supporters in a march towards Turkish Parliament after police conducted a raid on CHP headquarters. [Image credit: EPA/Necati Sevas] Turkish p

Author: Lauryn Carr May 27, 2026 Students at Fall-Hamilton Elementary School participate in breathing and movement exercises designed to build calmness and self-regulation before learning. [Image credit: Fall-Hamilton Elementary School via School Library Journal] The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) recognizes education as a right that supports a child’s full development. Articles 6, 28, and 29 emphasize the importance of preparing children for responsible life in

Author: Aahana Nagwekar May 27, 2026 HRRC strongly condemns the recent rise of xenophobic violence among citizens of various cities in South Africa. The lack of access to basic human rights such as healthcare and education is plainly unjust and a danger to migrant communities. Moreover, the HRRC calls for the South African government to do more to address this violence and increase the safety of foreign nationals. Anti immigrant protesters out in the streets. [Image Credit: M