
UN Experts Urge Iran to End Targeting of Minorities
United Nations human rights experts are calling on Iran to cease what they describe as escalating arbitrary detentions, disappearances, torture, and executions of members of ethnic minorities.
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United Nations human rights experts are calling on Iran to cease what they describe as escalating arbitrary detentions, disappearances, torture, and executions of members of ethnic minorities.

A new report by doctors and human rights experts has documented hundreds of incidents of 'misuse' of crowd control weapons on ICE protesters, leading to blindings and traumatic brain injuries. The report estimates the true number of incidents is 'far greater' than documented.
The Civil Commission Chair presented the 'Silenced No More' report on sexual violence during the October 7 attacks to the UN, calling for its official recognition. The report was prepared with international legal and human rights experts.

UN human rights experts have issued a warning that a British couple on a prolonged hunger strike in an Iranian prison are in serious danger, describing their detention as potential 'hostage-taking.'
Human rights experts have noted a 'horrific escalation' of executions in Iran in recent months. The increase is reportedly occurring under the cover of ongoing conflicts.
UN human rights experts demand that Iran reveal the fates of detainees, stop executions, and provide accountability amidst the brutal crackdown on protesters in recent months.

UN human rights experts have called on Canada to protect Sikh activist Moninder Singh, citing credible threats to his life. The experts have raised alarm over the safety of Singh in Canada, with five UN rapporteurs writing to the Canadian government to step up protection for the threatened activist.

Approximately fifty human rights experts have resigned from their advisory roles to the Czech government, protesting a reorganization that split previously functional teams across several ministries.

A Russian warship reportedly fired warning shots near a British couple's yacht in the English Channel, an incident the couple described as surreal. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the actions of the Russian warship reckless.
An opinion piece argues that UN 'human rights experts' have become a tool for dictatorships, noting that the system's corruption occurred as dictatorships gained influence within the UNHRC.

The International Olympic Committee has decided to ban transgender women and those with differences in sexual development from women’s events at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, mandating a gene-screening test for eligibility. This move has drawn mixed reactions, with criticism from France and support from other nations.

A "campaign of destruction" in October by Sudanese paramilitary forces against non-Arab communities in and near a city in the western region of Darfur shows "hallmarks of genocide," UN-backed human rights experts said Thursday, a dramatic finding in the country's devastating war.
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The co-founder of Foundation Future Industries states he would build armed robots for the U.S. military if asked, raising significant alarm among human rights experts about the future of warfare.

Fifty-three human rights experts have collectively resigned in the Czech Republic, protesting the government's decision to transfer agendas from the Government Office, citing a lack of long-term listening.

Human rights experts claim that six multinational construction equipment companies may be complicit in war crimes, as their bulldozers and excavators are reportedly used by the Israeli military to demolish villages in south Lebanon.

UN human rights experts have made a rare public appeal, urging Equatorial Guinea to halt its plans to return US deportees to their home countries, citing 'prison-like' conditions.

A UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua warned that the country uses an extensive transnational network to surveil and intimidate opposition figures in exile, affecting hundreds of thousands.