Author: Peter Clarkin, MA April 2, 2026 HRRC strongly condemns El Salvador’s decision to extend the state of exemption within the country. The policy has allowed authorities to arrest and imprison individuals without the need for a warrant or sufficient evidence, leading to the incarceration of thousands of innocent citizens. These citizens must have their rights protected and pressure must be applied to President Nayeb Bukele and his government to reconsider this extension.

Author: Sydney Sanders April 2, 2026 Families fleeing conflict in Sudan arrive at a transit centre in Aweil, South Sudan. [Image credit: Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies | UN News ] Sudan has been entangled in a brutal civil war for almost two years. In February, the United Nations Human Rights Council, “The Mission”, released a report on the siege of El-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces, a Sudanese paramilitary group. El-Fasher

Author: Vera Rousseff April 1, 2026 HRRC urgently calls on FIFA, the national governments of Canada, Mexico, and the US, and the cities hosting the 2026 World Cup to take all necessary measures to ensure that human rights are respected during the competition. Players, workers, journalists, fans, and local communities have the right to personal safety, freedom of expression, and peaceful assembly during the World Cup and must be protected from unlawful detention, deportation,

Author: Aamnah Fatima Khan April 1, 2026 HRRC strongly condemns the alleged deliberate attacks on universities and other educational facilities, stressing that these acts are a serious breach of both the protection of civilian areas and international humanitarian law. In addition to putting civilians in danger, attacking educational institutions violates the core values of humanity, responsibility, and the right to education during times of conflict. [ Image source: Anadolu A

April 1, 2026 A demonstrator holds a placard that reads "No to perversion" during an anti-LGBT rally organized by pro-Islamic NGOs in Istanbul, Sept. 18, 2022. [Image source: VOA News ]. Introduction The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA) produces a Rainbow Map which ranks countries on their legal and policy practices for LGBTQ+ people, from 0-100%. This ranking is produced by examining each country’s laws using criteria based on seve

Author: Erina Bazán López March 31, 2026 HRRC joins the international human rights community in calls upon governments worldwide to immediately repeal draconian “anti-NGO” frameworks, end the stigmatization of civil society as “foreign agents” and “internal enemies,” and uphold the fundamental right to freedom of association that remains the bedrock of democratic accountability. Journalists Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, Antonina Favorskaya and Artem Kriger, accused of tak

Author: Ana Budeanu Author: March 31, 2026 HRRC acknowledges the efforts of the European Union (EU) to establish clear asylum rules, to guarantee people’s rights, and to put in place EU standards for refugee status qualifications, but emphasises that any policy involving refugee protection must adhere to the principles found in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), to better protect disa

Author: Ioana Podarita March 31, 2026 Protest sign from The Feminist March [Image source: Bunk ] Introduction In 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals , a framework aimed at tackling global inequality and climate change by 2030 [48]. The Agenda includes 17 goals, ranging from poverty, education, peace & security, healthcare, and other areas of inequity. Gender Equality is Goal number 5 [48]. This goal aims to: 1) eliminate all violence against w

Author: Amy Asubonteng March 30, 2026 HRRC echoes the concerns of protestors in San Francisco and emphasizes that AI data centers make up a significant amount of global carbon dioxide emissions and contribute to environmental degradation. Continuing the development of frontier AI poses an even greater risk to international environmental and human rights. Protestors in San Francisco, California, marching from Anthropic to OpenAI to xAI, demanding a collective agreement on the

Author: Peter Clarkin, MA March 30, 2026 HRRC calls on the Norwegian government to refuse Greece’s extradition request for human rights activist Tommy Olsen. Olsen has worked for over ten years protecting the rights of migrants arriving in Greece, and any attempt to prosecute him for his humanitarian work must be strongly opposed. Norwegian human rights defender Tommy Olsen pictured here in 2021. [Image credit: Daniel Berg Fosseng/TV 2 ] Migrant rights activist Tommy Olsen wa

Author: Sarah Kane March 27, 2026 Note: This interview was conducted for an assignment for Women, War, and Peace, a class taught by Dr. Shirley Graham at George Washington University. Marching in New York City for gender equality. [Image credit: UN Women/J Carrier] The global trends of democratic backsliding and anti-gender equality backlash are like a Venn diagram; these complex movements are not always one and the same, but there is a lot of overlap. It’s this overlap betw

Author: Aamnah Fatima Khan March 26, 2026 HRRC strongly condemns the reported denial of fair treatment, medical care and family access in the detention of Imran Khan, calling it a violation of fundamental human rights. HRRC urges authorities to ensure compliance with international human rights standards, including the immediate restoration of due process, humane conditions and the right of family visitation. Kasim Khan recent address at the United Nations Human Rights Council

Author: Vera Rousseff March 26, 2026 HRRC calls for an immediate end to the United States’ oil blockade on Cuba, as it risks further exacerbating an already unstable humanitarian situation in the country. We strongly oppose any U.S. military intervention in Cuba and urge the Trump administration to engage in diplomatic discussions with the Cuban government. Residents of Havana, Cuba, spend the night in darkness during the latest power outage on Saturday, March 21. [Image cred

Author: Abigail Stofer March 25, 2026 Few powers in American politics are as consequential as redistricting. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) has long protected minority voters from racial discrimination in that process, ensuring opportunities to elect candidates of their choice to represent them. Now, one looming Supreme Court case is putting it under threat. Louisiana v. Callais (2025) began as a challenge to a congressional map that limited Black voters’ power. What s

Author: Erina Bazán López March 24, 2026 “When you fire that first shot , no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die.” Iran war demonstrates the interconnected nature of globalized warfare As globalized warfare has erased the distance that once protected civilians and modern conflicts increasingly travel through energy and financial networks, imposing costs on populations far from any battlefield, HRRC calls for upstream diplomatic engagement before fea