COVID-19: Brazil’s irresponsible economic and social policies put millions of lives at risk, UN experts say (ReportID: 3625744)

[원문] GENEVA (29 April 2020) – Two UN human rights experts said Brazil should immediately drop misguided austerity policies that are endangering lives and increase spending to combat inequality and poverty exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. [번역] 게네바 (2020년 4월 29일) – 두 명의 유엔 인권 전문가는 브라질이 생명을 위협하는 잘못된 저축 정책을 즉시 폐지해야 […]

Urgent measures needed to prevent COVID-19 spread in penitentiary institutions – Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine [EN/AR/RU] (ReportID: 3626049)

[원문] KYIV, 29 April 2020 – As the first cases of COVID-19 infection in penitentiary institutions are being reported, the Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Matilda Bogner, calls upon the Government of Ukraine to ensure that measures are taken to protect people in detention. [번역] 카이브, 2020년 4월 29일 – […]

Locusts, floods and COVID-19: a potentially deadly combination for malnourished children across the Horn of Africa (ReportID: 3626304)

[원문] Photos and video are availablehere [번역] 사진과 비디오는 여기 있습니다. [원문] A new wave of locust lands on farmland near Hargeisa, Somaliland on 20th April 2020. More photos and video are available here. [번역] 20월 20일, 소말라델라의 하게이사 근처 농지에서 벌레지의 새로운 파도가 일어났습니다. 더 많은 사진과 영상이 여기 있습니다. [원문] The return of […]

COVID-19 and The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (29 April 2020) (ReportID: 3626799)

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COVID-19: More than seven million children in Afghanistan at risk of hunger as food prices soar due to lockdown (ReportID: 3626884)

[원문] A third of the country will face food shortages, warns Save the Children [번역] 3분의 1의 인구가 식량 부족에 직면할 것으로 확신합니다. Save the Children [원문] KABUL, May 1 — At a time when Afghan children need adequate daily nutrition to help strengthen their immune systems, the price of basic foods is rising under […]

For human rights in Tibet to improve, solidarity and support from nations like Australia are critical

dgavshon Share this via Facebook Share this via X More sharing options This opinion editorial was co-authored by Daniela Gavshon, Australia Director at Human Rights Watch, and Kyinzom Dhongdue, Advocacy Manager at Amnesty International Australia. Tibetans around the world mark their National Uprising Day on 10 March, commemorating the 1959 rebellion against the rule of […]

Argentina: Milei Undermines Judicial Independence

(Washington, DC) – Argentine President Javier Milei’s decision to fill two vacancies on the Supreme Court by presidential decree undermines judicial independence, Human Rights Watch said today. On February 26, 2025, President Milei issued a presidential decree to appoint a federal judge, Ariel Lijo, and a legal scholar, Manuel García-Mansilla, to fill the vacancies. The […]

Hurricane Fiona: Responding Where the Rivers Met the Sea

[원문] Trauma from Hurricane Maria still haunts many in Puerto Rico. Communities inundated in southern Puerto Rico by Fiona are still recovering from the impacts of multiple storms. [번역] 허리케인 마리아의 외상은 아직도 푸에르토리코에서 많은 사람들을 괴롭히고 있습니다. 피오나가 푸에르토리코 남부에 물에 휩싸인 지역은 여전히 여러 폭풍의 영향으로부터 회복하고 있습니다. [원문] September 2022 marked the […]

Health Sector Integrated Refugee Response Plan 2019 – 2024

[원문] The Government of Uganda is committed to the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2016, and the Global Compact on Refugees that urges society to stand in solidarity with refugees and share the responsibility and burden for hosting and supporting refugees. Translating these commitments into […]

We Went Up to the Mountains: The Return of Displaced Girls in Sinjar

[원문] It’s Monday afternoon and the school bell announces the end of another lesson. The girls funnel out of their classrooms and fill the hallways. The patter of black shoes and children’s laughter rings around the corridors and out towards the playground. This could be any school in any town; but these girls, many of […]

The H2H Network activates its fund mechanism to accelerate humanitarian innovation

[원문] Humanitarian needs have never been higher. Innovation is essential, both to meet today’s challenges and to prepare for those on the horizon. The H2H (humanitarian-to-humanitarian) Network has activated its fund mechanism to support members in developing new services aiming at unlocking change and driving improvements across the wider humanitarian system. Over the next four […]

Israel Imports Gaza Abuses into the West Bank

This week, Israeli tanks rolled into the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades as Israeli forces intensify their operations there. Focused on the northern West Bank, the campaign is already the longest and most intense there since the Second Intifada in the early 2000s. The Israeli military has for weeks conducted […]

COVID-19: Brazil’s irresponsible economic and social policies put millions of lives at risk, UN experts say

[원문] GENEVA (29 April 2020) – Two UN human rights experts said Brazil should immediately drop misguided austerity policies that are endangering lives and increase spending to combat inequality and poverty exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. [번역] 게네바 (2020년 4월 29일) – 두 명의 유엔 인권 전문가는 브라질이 생명을 위협하는 잘못된 저축 정책을 즉시 폐지해야 […]

Locusts, floods and COVID-19: a potentially deadly combination for malnourished children across the Horn of Africa

[원문] Photos and video are availablehere [번역] 사진과 비디오는 여기 있습니다. [원문] A new wave of locust lands on farmland near Hargeisa, Somaliland on 20th April 2020. More photos and video are available here. [번역] 20월 20일, 소말라델라의 하게이사 근처 농지에서 벌레지의 새로운 파도가 일어났습니다. 더 많은 사진과 영상이 여기 있습니다. [원문] The return of […]

COVID-19 and The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (29 April 2020)

[원문] While the COVID-19 pandemic threatens all members of society, persons with disabilities are disproportionately impacted due to attitudinal, environmental and institutional barriers that are reproduced in the COVID-19 response. [번역] COVID-19 전염병은 모든 사회 구성원들에게 위협을 가하고 있지만, 장애가 있는 사람들은 행동, 환경, 그리고 제도적 장애들 때문에 불균형적으로 영향을 받습니다. [원문] Many persons with […]

COVID-19: More than seven million children in Afghanistan at risk of hunger as food prices soar due to lockdown

[원문] A third of the country will face food shortages, warns Save the Children [번역] 3분의 1의 인구가 식량 부족에 직면할 것으로 확신합니다. Save the Children [원문] KABUL, May 1 — At a time when Afghan children need adequate daily nutrition to help strengthen their immune systems, the price of basic foods is rising under […]

UN Chief Should Propose Transforming Kenyan-led Haiti Mission into UN Operation

The United Nations leadership should support the Haitian authorities’ long-standing request to transform the troubled Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti into a UN operation. This would be a step in the right direction to help restore stability, end the worsening humanitarian crisis, and protect human rights. Haiti’s crisis has reached catastrophic levels […]

A Bleak Future for Democracy in Niger

Power has its perks in Niger and the rules are being rewritten by those in charge. On Thursday, a national commission, representing participants to talks on the country’s transition to democratic rule, recommended a minimum five-year transition period that can be extended if needed. The presidential guard ousted Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, in […]

UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: Member States must seize moment to establish mechanism for missing persons [EN/AR]

[원문] Geneva (17 June 2022)– “Member States must act now on behalf of the millions who are looking for their missing loved ones in Syria,” Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, said today as the Commission released its paper“Syria’s Missing and Disappeared: Is there a Way Forward?”, […]

Syria’s Missing and Disappeared: Is There a Way Forward? Recommendations for a Mechanism with an International Mandate [EN/AR]

[원문] Introduction [번역] Introduction [원문] More than a decade into the Syrian conflict, millions of Syrians are looking for their missing loved ones and seeking information on their fate and whereabouts. In December 2021, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 76/228, in which it requested the Secretary-General to produce a study on how to bolster […]