Author: Faryal Fatima September 10, 2026 HRRC condemns workplace discrimination based on gender and age and supports equal employment opportunities and fair treatment for women of all ages. Image credits: Pexels Systemic gender discrimination against women exists in South Korea at all stages of their working lives. According to a Human Rights Watch report released on September 8, 2026, South Korean women face professional barriers at all ages, but they are compounded as the w

Author: Becca Stachel September 10, 2026 [Image credit: Ahmad Juliyanto/Vecteezy] Interest in how the American criminal justice system treats Americans of different circumstances is not at all new to the modern age of artificial intelligence (AI) utilization–if anything, the very opposite is true. The American criminal justice system has been studied since its inception, due in some part to its vast, complex, and fragmented amalgamation of colonial British law and the develop

Author: Christine Savino September 09, 2026 HRRC believes responses to mental health crises must protect both public safety and the rights and dignity of people with mental illness. Preventing tragedies requires accessible and sustained community-based care, while policies involving involuntary treatment must include strong safeguards against unnecessary coercion and discrimination. Times Square, New York City [Image credit: Wikimedia Commons] On August 31, Pamela Cisneros, 4

Author: Meesha Falik September 09, 2026 [Image credit: General Kenobi/Pexels] Anti-immigrant activity reached record highs at the beginning of 2025 in the United States, with a 75% increase in the number of people held in ICE detention, including a 2450% increase in the detention of people with no criminal records by early 2026. . The UK also recorded 251 anti-immigrant related events in 2025 alone. “March for Australia” recorded a wave of anti-immigrant protests across the c

Author: Eman Butt September 09, 2026 HRRC calls for meaningful dialogue between Sudan’s opposing forces, which could ultimately lead to a ceasefire. We also call for an accountability process to hold the leaders of both forces accountable for atrocities committed against civilians. [Image credit: Steve Evans/Flickr] The ongoing war in Sudan first erupted in April 2023 due to violent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF

Author: Aamnah Fatima Khan September 08, 2026 HRRC expresses serious concern that Punjab’s new anti-terrorism law could undermine due process and the constitutional right to a fair trial by allowing secret proceedings and excessive executive control. While protecting judges and witnesses is necessary, such measures must be clearly defined, independently reviewed and protected against misuse targeting ordinary citizens, political opponents or protesters. Border fencing along t

Author: Winnie Wothaya Murigu, MA September 08, 2026 IDWF demonstration in front UN demanding for Migrant workers' rights in Qatar. [Image credit: International Domestic Workers Federation/Flickr] Introduction Kenya, like many other countries in the Global South, has been facing domestic economic pressures due to soaring youth unemployment, which accounts for 75% of the population. For this reason, Kenya has increasingly leaned on exporting labor to various countries in the G

Author: Srijita Mukherjee September 08, 2026 HRRC echoes the call of Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah for the international community to acknowledge and address the role of climate change in driving disasters that threaten human safety across Nepal. Furthermore, we endorse the urgent warnings issued by United Nations agencies regarding extreme population displacement, severe shelter overcrowding, and damaged sanitation systems that amplified the risk of disease. HRRC stre

September 6, 2026 NOTE: The writer prefers to use lower case “c” and “p” to challenge the authority of the Chinese communist party (Ccp). HRRC condemns the suppression of academic freedom and the repression against overseas Tibetans to preserve their identity and to practice their culture and religion. Lama reading in the street of Lhasa, Tibet [Image Credit: Raimond Klavins/Unsplash] The International Association for Tibetan Studies seminar (IATS), set to be hosted by the Hi

Author: Aahana Nagwekar September 5, 2026 HRRC condemns the harsh protocols used on Angolan migrants trying to seek shelter from national disasters within their home country. Clear guidelines and appropriate legal protection must be implemented by the Namibian government. [Image credit: RNW.org/ Flickr] In recent days, hundreds of Angolan civilians fled into Namibia as a result of extreme droughts. These Angolan climate refugees are faced with a problem: their dislocation is

Author: Kaira Ray Villanueva September 4, 2026 [Image credit: Gilles Lambert/Unsplash] Introduction Mark Zuckerberg released a whitepaper that reads like a manifesto declaring that connectivity should be a human right. The paper concluded with a proposal to expand internet access, especially in remote areas, through Free Basics, one of Meta’s standalone applications originally launched in 2013. Access to Free Basics is region-dependent. More than fifty-five countries across A

Author: Faryal Fatima September 3, 2026 HRRC calls on the US government to end illegal bombings of ships at sea. We emphasize that governments must respect the right to life and comply with international human rights law, even when addressing serious crimes such as drug trafficking and organized crime. [Image credit: Lawrence Hookham/Unsplash] United Nations (UN) experts have called for the end of illegal killings at sea by the United States of America (US). At least 223 dea

Author: Bashir Wako September 3, 2026 Transparency in foreign aid is important, but so is the freedom of organisations to work independently. Nigeria should ensure that any new rules are clear, fair and do not make foreign funding a basis for limiting legitimate human rights and accountability work. [Image credit: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash] Nigeria’s Senate is considering a bill that would give the government greater oversight of foreign aid, grants and donations, raising co

Author: Paul Gould September 3, 2026 [Image credit: Pexels] The second Trump administration and its approach to scientific research have been defined by efforts to undermine trust in established national and international institutions of research and policy. In seeking to upend international norms for how research is conducted, scrutinized, and verified, the administration is simultaneously reducing the number of opportunities for conducting research by universities, governm

Author: Violet Nyirongo September 2, 2026 [Image credit: Nikita Pishchugin/Unsplash] Introduction An older person is one of 60 years or older (Malawi National Policy for Older Persons, 2016). Old age is the last stage in the life process of an individual, usually accompanied by cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes (Luis & Anabela, 2023). Globally, population aging is occurring at a much faster rate than in the past, and all countries face a major challenge in ensurin