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IHRF Calls on Pakistan to Immediately Halt Attacks on Afghan Civilians, Urges UN Investigation
GENEVA – March 30, 2026 – The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) has strongly condemned the escalating military strikes by Pakistan’s armed forces on civilian-populated…
UN demands ‘justice’ after deadly Iran school strike
The UN demanded “justice” on Friday after a deadly US strike on an Iranian school, as the world body’s rights chief called for Washington to conclude its investigation into an…
UN Experts Urge Israel to Release Gaza Doctor Amid Reports of ‘Severe Torture’ and Systematic Medical Denial
UN experts have demanded that Israel immediately release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a Palestinian physician from Gaza, following credible reports that he has been subjected to severe…
UN Rapporteur Warns Israel Has Been Given a ‘Licence to Torture Palestinians’
Geneva – The United Nations’ special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories has issued a scathing warning that the international community’s inaction has effectively…
UN Expert Alleges Israel Is Systematically Torturing Palestinians in Custody
A new report by Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur, details "exceptionally ruthless" abuse since the start of the Gaza war, calling it part of a "systematic" campaign…
US Responsible for Deadly and Unlawful Attack on Iranian School, Amnesty International Says
Rights group's in-depth investigation finds the strike that killed at least 168 people, mostly children, constitutes a serious violation of international law and may be a war…
‘The Settlers Are at Our Door’: Under Cover of War, Israeli Settlers Terrorise Palestinian Communities
Amid rocket sirens and explosions in the sky, the regional war with Iran feels distant to Palestinians in the rural West Bank compared with the organised terror they face on the…
UN Expert to Present Alarming Report on Afghan Women’s Health at Human Rights Council
GENEVA — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, is set to present a critical new report to the UN Human Rights…
Jesse Jackson, transformative civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
Veteran US civil rights activist the Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the nation's most influential and consequential Black voices, has died. He was 84.
Jackson died peacefully on…
Chicago Teen Who Fought for Her Father’s Freedom Dies of Rare Cancer at 16
CHICAGO — A Chicago teenager who became a public advocate for her father’s release after he was detained by immigration officials has died following a battle with a rare and…