International Human Rights Foundation

Indonesia's top court ruled soldiers who harm civilians must face civilian courts. Justice for journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu. #HumanRights cpj.org/2026/10/cpj-...

A UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of crimes against humanity in the West Bank and says genocidal acts in Gaza continue despite the ceasefire. #HumanRights www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

Article 27 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits." In practice, culture and science belong to all, and creators' work must be protected. #HumanRights

Thousands of journalists marched across Turkey against arrests, blocked news sites and the state takeover of Halk TV. A free press is a pillar of democracy. #HumanRights www.afp.com/en/thousands...

More than 14,000 people have fled clashes around Moyale, southern Ethiopia, into Kenya, where camps lack food, water and sanitation. Civilians must be protected. #HumanRights mobile.aa.com.tr/en/africa/ov...

Article 26 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages." In practice, every child must be able to attend school at no cost, and education must build respect for human rights and tolerance. #HumanRights

Tanzania's jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu plans a hunger strike, saying he is denied his lawyers before his treason verdict. A fair trial needs counsel. #HumanRights apnews.com/article/tund...

A man held at an immigration detention center in Folkston, Georgia, has died amid a hunger strike over prolonged detention. Strikers report threats of force-feeding. Detention must respect dignity. #HumanRights www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Article 25 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care." In practice: no one should be left hungry, homeless or without care. #HumanRights

Article 24 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay." In practice: limited working days, weekly rest and paid holidays, so no one works endlessly and everyone has time to live. #HumanRights

The European Parliament awards its Sakharov Prize to the ICC, weeks after new US sanctions. Justice for atrocity crimes needs an independent court free from pressure. #HumanRights www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

BBC finds at least 43 attacks on hospitals and clinics in el-Fasher by RSF fighters, 55 medics killed. Under the Geneva Conventions, hospitals and medics are protected; deliberate attacks are war crimes. #HumanRights www.bbc.com/news/article...

Police brutality and state violence against peaceful, unarmed protesters are a flagrant violation of human and constitutional rights, and a crime that must be prosecuted with the full force of the law.

Article 23 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work." In practice: equal pay for equal work, a wage that allows a dignified life, protection against unemployment and the freedom to join a union. #HumanRights

Burkina Faso's unelected assembly has restored the death penalty for terrorism, treason and espionage. Under military rule, with fair trials eroded, it risks becoming a tool against dissent. #HumanRights apnews.com/article/burk...

UN experts urge India to end excessive force on protests over 130 million names cut from voter rolls. Peaceful protest is protected by the ICCPR and India's Constitution. #HumanRights www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

Article 22 #UDHR: "Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security." When illness, old age, unemployment or disability strike, the State must help secure the economic, social and cultural rights each person needs to live in dignity and grow freely. #HumanRights

Saudi Arabia executed a Bangladeshi man and woman for an "indecent act" in a mosque; Dhaka says it learned only afterwards. Such an act is far from the "most serious crimes" standard for the death penalty. Executions must end. #HumanRights www.bbc.com/news/article...

Human rights do not pause in times of crisis. Amid widespread protests and unrest, authorities remain bound to protect peaceful assembly, free expression and the physical integrity of all, using force only when necessary and proportionate. #HumanRights #RightToProtest

Over 250,000 have fled fighting in Yemen since July, most from Houthi-encircled Taiz, as shelling hits homes and clinics. Starving civilians and blocking relief are banned. #HumanRights www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

IHRF is concerned by riot police charges on education protesters in Madrid. Two inquiries in days. Peaceful protest is a right. #HumanRights www.europapress.es/madrid/notic...

عمران خان اگست 2023 سے پاکستان میں قید ہیں اور گرتی صحت اور اپنی جماعت کی اجتماعی گرفتاریوں کے دوران 100 سے زائد مقدمات کا سامنا کر رہے ہیں۔ IHRF اسے سیاسی محرکات پر مبنی عدالتی انتقام سمجھتی ہے اور بلا الزام فوری رہائی کا مطالبہ کرتی ہے۔ #انسانی_حقوق www.bbc.com/news/article...

Imran Khan has been jailed in Pakistan since August 2023, facing over 100 cases amid failing health and mass arrests of his party. IHRF sees politically motivated judicial persecution and calls for his immediate release without charges. #HumanRights www.bbc.com/news/article...

IHRF is concerned by the detention in Spain of Fergie Chambers on US charges that appear political. We urge full due process. #HumanRights elpais.com/espana/2026-...

Article 21 #UDHR: "The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government." You may take part in running your country, directly or through freely chosen representatives, in genuine, periodic elections with universal, equal and secret vote. #HumanRights

Spain seeks asylum shortcuts in Ceuta to send most migrants home, mainly to Morocco. Reuters found many have grounds for protection, from unaccompanied minors to LGBT Moroccans fearing jail. The EU Charter bars collective expulsion. #HumanRights www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-4...

Sudan drone strikes killed over 160 people in days, 80 at a transport hub in Al-Dibab and 41 displaced people in Blue Nile. Army and RSF are both blamed. Civilians are never a target. #HumanRights www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

Article 20 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association." You may protest, march, meet, and form or join unions, parties and groups, and no one may force you to belong to one. Banning or punishing peaceful protest violates it. #HumanRights

An Aboriginal prisoner was shackled in labour in a Queensland hospital, days after the Senate blocked a national ban. Restraints must never be used during birth. #HumanRights www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

An airstrike on a home in Saada, Yemen, killed at least nine, five of them children, the Houthi-run Health Ministry says. Homes are civilian objects under humanitarian law. #HumanRights apnews.com/article/mide...

Article 19 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression." You may hold any view and seek, receive and share information and ideas through any media, across borders. Censorship, jailed journalists and internet shutdowns all violate it. #HumanRights

France's lower house unanimously passed a sexual and gender-based violence bill modelled on Spain's 2004 law, with specialist judges and police. Campaigners say prevention falls short. #HumanRights www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...

Article 18 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion." You may hold any belief or none, change it, and practise it alone or with others, in public or private. No State may force a faith on you or punish you for your conscience. #HumanRights

Some 80 masked settlers burned olive trees and stoned Palestinian harvesters in the West Bank. Israel, as occupying power, must protect them. #HumanRights www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

Rome prosecutors are investigating Israel's Defence Minister Katz and 12 officials over alleged torture and sexual assault of detained Gaza flotilla activists. #HumanRights www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

Peaceful assembly, demonstration and protest are human rights, not privileges granted by governments. Police must facilitate them, use force only as a last resort and never in excess, and answer for abuses. Protesters are citizens, not enemies. #HumanRights #RightToProtest

Article 17 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property." Seizures, forced evictions or home demolitions need a clear lawful basis, due process and fair compensation. #HumanRights

Afghanistan: UNAMA documented at least 443 arbitrary arrests and detentions by Taliban morality police from July to September, 97 cases of ill-treatment, public floggings of 22 men and six women, and a new police law banning demonstrations. #HumanRights amu.tv/254472/

Brain data from a gaming headset could end up as evidence in court, a UN report warns. It urges bans on coercive neurotechnology. #HumanRights insidebci.com/policy/2026-...

Article 16 #UDHR: "Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses." Adults may marry and found a family regardless of race, nationality or religion, with equal rights in marriage and at divorce. Forced marriage breaks it. #HumanRights

Article 15 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to a nationality." No one may be arbitrarily stripped of it or denied the right to change it. Nationality opens the door to school, healthcare, work, voting and legal protection, so States must prevent statelessness. #HumanRights

Colombia's peace tribunal charged 10 ex-FARC members with war crimes and crimes against humanity against five Indigenous peoples (1996-2016). Victims deserve justice. #HumanRights apnews.com/article/colo...

Article 14 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution." Anyone fleeing persecution can ask another country for protection and must get a fair hearing, not be turned away at the border or sent back to danger. #HumanRights

UN experts denounce Türkiye's crackdown on LGBTI rights defenders: at least 44 detained or arrested since 12 September. Defending human rights is not a crime. #HumanRights www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Troops deployed, an elected chief minister jailed, internet cut: Pakistan's emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a power grab. Free Sohail Afridi and all detainees. #HumanRights www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

Article 13 #UDHR: "Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State" and "to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country." No State may trap people, exile them or bar them from coming home. #HumanRights

Every three seconds, child marriage cuts a girl's childhood short; one in five girls is married before 18, says UN chief. Schooling and legal protection have prevented 68 million child marriages in 25 years. Funding cuts must not undo that. press.un.org/en/2026/sgsm... #HumanRights

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died and 84 are missing after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti en route to Yemen, says IOM. No one should risk their life to find safety: States must open safe and legal routes. news.un.org/en/story/202... #HumanRights

Article 12 #UDHR: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence." Your home, messages and data are yours: any search or surveillance must be lawful, necessary and proportionate. Your good name is protected too. #HumanRights

UN experts warn US sanctions on the International Criminal Court are an assault on international justice and urge the EU to activate its Blocking Statute. #ICC #HumanRights www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...