Human Rights

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal & Dr. Qurat al Ain Rana In the last century, millions perished in the fires of the First and Second World Wars. Europe, proud of its philosophy and its progress, burned the world in the name…

by Dimitra Staikou The 2026 national elections in Bangladesh were not merely a parliamentary realignment. They evolved into a social referendum on gender, authority, and the limits of ideological revival within a rapidly transforming Muslim-majority democracy. While the Bangladesh Nationalist…

By Sakhawat Kawsar (Dhaka Bureau)   Following a landslide electoral victory, Tarique Rahman is set to ascend to the pinnacle of power in Bangladesh. However, like many historic leaders before him, he faces a striking paradox: an absolute mandate often…

In celebration of National Arts Month 2026, the Metropolitan Theater (MET), in collaboration with the Order of National Artists (ONA), presents “Portraits of a National Artist as Kultur Warrior,” featuring works inspired by and dedicated to National Artist Kidlat Tahimik.…

Civil Society Urges New Chair to Enforce Greater Transparency, Inclusivity Geneva, Switzerland – Member States convened in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 7th of February for INC-5.3 to elect a new Chair of the plastics treaty negotiations. Today, they formally elected Julio…

February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice affecting over 230 million girls and women worldwide and considered by the UN a grave violation of human rights. FGM includes all procedures involving…

The announcement made this week by the Global Sumud Flotilla marks a turning point in the international civil response to the systematic destruction of Gaza, classified as genocide by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…

February 5, 2026 — The Manila Anti-Incinerator Alliance (MAIA) vehemently denounces R-II Builders, Inc. (R-II) for violating its commitment to cease forced demolitions in Smokey Mountain in Tondo, Manila. This comes less than a week after declaring in the House…

B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, has published a new report on the state of Israeli prisons, entitled “Living Hell,” on its website. “Living Hell” follows B’Tselem’s August 2024 report “Welcome to Hell.” Building on the in-depth research and analysis…

Behind this architecture of power and crossed vetoes lie concrete bodies. In Sudan, women have been systematically used as spoils of war: gang rapes, sexual slavery, abductions, and forced pregnancies form part of a pattern documented by humanitarian organizations and…