Author: Erina Bazán López December 3, 2025 HRRC calls on governments, corporations, and multilateral institutions to address the life-threatening and abusive conditions under which cobalt is extracted in the DRC and to adopt binding standards for ethical cobalt sourcing. The world must not allow the pursuit of ‘green’ technology to justify the loss of Congolese lives. Immediate reforms, independent oversight, and worker protections are essential. The mining sector in the DRC

Author: Emma Nelson December 3, 2025 A protest in support of the activist group Palestine Action in London on Monday. The government said it would formally submit a ban to Parliament next week. June 23, 2025 [Image credit: Henry Nicholls/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images] Outside of the Labour Party conference this September, dozens gathered brandishing signs colored with bright text reading “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” They stood peacefully outside the ve

Author: Aamnah Fatima Khan December 1, 2025 HRRC urges authorities to implement the NLC decision in a fully victim-centered manner, ensuring the restoration of ancestral land and accountability for past abuses. We advise the government to safeguard community rights by preventing corporate interference in processes meant to deliver long-denied justice. From left to right; Kakuzi PLC board chair, Nicholas Ng'ang'a, independent director, Pamela Ager, managing director, Chris Flo

December 1, 2025 Explore Our Latest Publications Statelessness in the 21st Century: Legal Gaps and Human Costs by Sheikh Sibghat Ullah The Rise in Racial Tension and Growing Anti-immigration Sentiment in the United Kingdom by Natalie Bello, PhD HRRC News Briefs Red Cross to Cut Nearly 3,000 Jobs Due to Reduced Aid Funding by Vera Rousseff "Simplificaiton" of EU digital regulations risks sacrificing rights in global AI race by Devin Windelspecht, MSc Algerian human rights

Author: Peter Clarkin, MA November 30, 2025 HRRC strongly condemns the decision of an Algerian court to sentence Ali Mammeri to 15 years in prison. As a human rights activist and a trade union president, Mammeri has constantly worked towards improving the rights and conditions of workers in Algeria. The government’s misuse of anti-terrorist laws to subdue those who fight for freedom greatly undermines the rule of law in the country.   Ali Mammeri [Image source: MENA Rights Gr

Author: Devin Windelspecht, MSc November 26, 2025 The rapid and largely unchecked growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has raised significant concerns around its potential threats to privacy, digital rights, and use in surveillance, immigration control, and warfare, risking fundamental civil and human rights. HRRC calls on the EU to strengthen, rather than deregulate, its digital protections, especially regarding AI data usage.   [Image source: DuckDuckGo Search] A push to

Author: Natalie Bello, PhD November 26, 2025 Fanning the flames … clashes at an anti-migrant protest in Ballymena. Racist attacks have hit record levels in Northern Ireland. [Image credit: Charles McQuillan/Getty ] The United Kingdom has experienced another summer of anti-immigration protests and riots, which have continued into the fall. This escalation has led to an increase in racist attacks across the UK. For example, in York, “two Muslim men were attacked with tennis rac

Author: Vera Rousseff November 25, 2025 HRRC is deeply concerned by the recent decline in international funding for humanitarian aid, which has forced the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to reduce its budget and downsize its workforce. As humanitarian needs intensify around the world, we urge donor countries to increase their aid contributions. A Red Cross vehicle operates in an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the

Author: Sheikh Sibghat Ullah November 25, 2025 Rohingya refugees hold placards at the Kutupalong camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to mark the fifth anniversary of their flight from neighbouring Myanmar to escape a 2017 military crackdown, on 25 August 2022. [Image credit: Rafiqur Rahman/REUTERS ] 1. Introduction Nationality in any legal system marks the boundary between inclusion and exclusion. It decides who has a voice, who receives protection, and who is recognized. For te

November 23, 2025 Explore Our Latest Publications The Exploitation of Tragedy: Examining the Laken Riley Act, Iryna’s Law, and the Racialization of Immigration in the United States by Sasha Leonard The Separation of Church and State: Medicine and Healthcare Practices by Jasmyn J. Tang, MPH HRRC News Briefs Worsening typhoons in the Philippines emphasiz e the increasingly exacerbated damage of global warming by Erina Bazán López Pakistan’s 27th Amendment Raises Alarming Thr

Author: Aamnah Fatima Khan November 21, 2025 HRRC condemns Russia’s continued persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in both occupied Crimea and within its own territory, calling these actions a clear violation of freedom of religion and international human rights obligations. We urge the immediate release of all detainees and an end to the criminalization of peaceful worship. [Image credit: Dmitry Tischenko] Russia’s persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses  continues to escalate both

Author: Peter Clarkin, MA November 21, 2025 HRRC strongly supports the IBA’s decision to recognise Hoda Abdel-Moneim for her outstanding contribution to human rights in the field of law. We hope that this award will raise awareness of Abel-Moneim’s current imprisonment in Cairo and encourage the international community to campaign for her long-overdue release.  Hoda Abdel-Moneim Human rights lawyer, Hoda Abdel-Moneim has been recognised for her dedication to defending freedom

Author: Devin Windelspecht, MSc November 20, 2025 HRRC voices intense concern over the ongoing deterioration of press freedoms in Israel. It calls on the Israeli government to cease attempts to restrict freedom of information and press freedoms in Israel, including through the permanent codification of the “Al Jazeera Law.”  [Image credit: Menahem Kahana / AFP] In a vote in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, on November 10, lawmakers voted to move forward with a bill that woul

Author: Vera Rousseff November 19, 2025 HRRC stands with environmental activists and Indigenous groups in Brazil as they urge COP30 participants to take meaningful action in the fight against climate change. Indigenous communities and representatives from the Global South deserve a central role in sustainability plans, while rich, developed countries—the primary contributors to climate change—must implement the most drastic measures to address the climate crisis. Thousands of

Author: Jasmyn J. Tang , MPH November 19, 2025 The separation of church and state is a common phrase utilized in governmental policy and discussion. Not directly appearing in the United States Constitution, the concept is embodied by the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” 1,2   Within the First Amendment, two clauses guarantee religious freedom: the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause. The Establishment Clause