Human rights breaches precede mass atrocities

In "The Human Rights Sequence Theory of Atrocity: A Comparative Analysis," the researchers use data from annual human rights ...
CNN

As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders

Editor’s note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. It contains graphic and disturbing accounts of sexual violence. For information about how the series is ...
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State Department human rights report scaled back, omits details on abuses in politically allied countries

The US State Department on Tuesday released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights concerns in countries around the world. The report covers the 2024 calendar year – ...
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UN-backed rights experts hear Palestinians' allegations of abuse in Israeli custody during the war

GENEVA, Switzerland — Palestinians described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers — punched in the genitals, held for days while naked, starved — to independent U.N.-backed human rights ...
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Human Rights Watch Remarks to European Parliament Trade Committee on EU-Gulf relations

As negotiations progress and partnerships evolve with the GCC, the EU deserves to be on the receiving end of criticism, and ...
AOL

State Dept defends human rights abuse report changes, says streamlined process eliminates 'political bias'

The State Department is pushing back against criticism of its changes to the process of reporting human rights abuses. NPR reported last week that the Trump administration was scaling back annual ...
NBC News

Trump admin report prioritizes political goals over human rights, group says

The Trump administration released its new, drastically scaled-down version of the State Department’s annual human rights report after months of delay Tuesday. The administration’s assessment of human ...
Reuters

Peru's Boluarte pardons security forces for abuses during decades-long internal conflict

LIMA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Peru President Dina Boluarte signed a law on Wednesday pardoning military and police officers accused of human rights abuses committed from 1980 to 2000 during a bitter fight ...
Human Rights Watch

Letter to President Ndayishimiye on Advancing a Human Rights Agenda in the Sahel

Congratulations on your appointment as the African Union Special Envoy for the Sahel. Your assumption of this role comes at a pivotal moment for a region grappling with deteriorating security, ...
Reuters

How AI is helping companies zero in on human rights risks

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. AI can flag high-risk supply chain links based on location or sector Altana uses procurement data to map global supply ...
Forbes

Before Trump Deal, Intel Worked With Chinese Companies Sanctioned By U.S.

On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. government would take a 10% stake in the hardware manufacturer Intel, involving the government in the private tech industry in a new, ...