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CategoriesAdvocacyAccording to a new documentary on the 2022 murder of Shireen Abu Akleh, an Al Jazeera journalist, the Israeli soldier who fired the fatal shot has been identified. The movie also claims that although the Biden administration first believed that an Israeli soldier had fired at Abu Akleh on purpose, even though the media could […]
CategoriesAdvocacyAccording to a report released Thursday by Amnesty International, the United Arab Emirates has violated a U.N. arms embargo by providing Sudan with sophisticated Chinese-made weapons. According to the rights group, among the weaponry found in Khartoum were Chinese 155mm AH-4 howitzers and GB50A guided bombs. According to Amnesty International, the guided bombs, which were […]
CategoriesAdvocacyHuman rights organisations have urged the Saudi regime to unconditionally release a 51-year-old mother of five who has spent the last six months in solitary confinement. Ten NGOs, including Alqst, Dawn and Human Rights Watch, issued a statement on Thursday sounding the alarm over the detention of Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani, highlighting that her health […]
CategoriesStatementsThe Washington Center for Human Rights (WCHR) is appalled by the recent large-scale forced evictions conducted throughout Ethiopia as part of the Corridor Development Project (CDP), not only in the capital, Addis Ababa but also in at least 58 other municipalities. These massive displacements—in the absence of genuine consultation, notice, or compensation—are major violations of […]
CategoriesStatementsThe Washington Center for Human Rights (WCHR) is deeply concerned about the escalating armed conflict between India and Pakistan that has already caused substantial civilian loss of life on both sides of the border. The Center appeals to both governments to use maximum restraint, to stop the hostilities forthwith, and to live up to their […]
CategoriesStatementsAs Israel initiates a fresh military campaign in Gaza this week, the Washington Center for Human Rights (WCHR) shares serious concern regarding escalating actions by the Israeli government to suppress humanitarian aid and muzzle human rights activism in the occupied Palestinian territories. The events represent a concerning direction for the continuing violence, exacerbating humanitarian distress […]
CategoriesAdvocacyA group that represents Mexican federal judges said in a statement on Tuesday that 14 federal judges, both current and former, petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for “reparation for human rights violations” that they claim were brought on by the nation’s recent judicial system overhaul. Every level of Mexico’s courts saw a historic […]
CategoriesAdvocacyThe paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) overran the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur, Sudan, on April 11. They set fire to stores and homes, killed medical personnel, and opened fire on escaping people. Monitors report that hundreds of thousands of people were forcibly relocated and that at least 500 individuals—men, women, children, and the […]
CategoriesBriefsMaking ensuring that no more US foreign aid “be disbursed in a manner that is not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States” was one of President Donald Trump‘s top concerns when he took office. As a result, several NGOs and other humanitarian organizations are now in limbo, and […]
CategoriesStatementsThe Washington Center for Human Rights (WCHR) is seriously concerned about the widespread application of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions by West African military regimes to stifle dissent and silence civil society. As documented in Amnesty International’s most recent Annual Report, governments in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger have applied these abusive tactics to […]