As the FIFA Club World Cup will kick off in the United States in two months and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup is impending, the Washington Center for Human Rights (WCHR) today expressed grave concern regarding FIFA’s failure to roll out a well-defined and inclusive child safeguarding mechanism. With known risks in place, FIFA […]

The Washington Center for Human Rights (WCHR) is seriously concerned by the large-scale expulsions of 299 third-country nationals by the United States to Panama between February 12 and 15, 2025. Such practices, characterized by inhumane detention conditions, withholding of due process, and interference with the right to claim asylum, are a grave violation of international […]

The Washington Center for Human Rights (WCHR) firmly condemns the Algerian government’s expanding crackdown on peaceful opposition and online activism ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Hirak movement. A frightening new trend of arbitrary detentions and prosecutions has resulted in scores of activists and journalists being jailed for nothing other than peacefully articulating political […]

Dozens of men and women are unlawfully killed in Iran each year—secretly, continuously, and without equitable trials—for claimed drug crimes in judicial proceedings that disregard every law and norm concerning capital punishment. The killings constitute a mass atrocity, according to the Washington Center For Human Rights (WCHR). Investigations by WCHR, involving comprehensive interviews with lawyers […]

Geneva, April 16, 2025 — The Washington Center for Human Rights convened a high-stakes panel today in Geneva titled “Human Rights in Tunisia. Is Tunisia Tyranny Now?” Amid rising concerns over democratic backsliding, the event brought together legal experts and human rights advocates to shed light on Tunisia’s alarming shift from a post-revolution democracy to […]

The Washington Center strongly criticized Israel for its actions to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip. This move by Israel worsened the already dire situation in Palestine. On March 1, 2025, the first phase of the ceasefire deal ended. Exactly 9 days after the ceasefire deal expired, Israel cut off electricity to Gaza. This […]

Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and many other officials of Saudi Arabia continuously violated human rights. The Washington Center ‌strongly condemns the persistent and egregious human rights abuses of the nation. Under the leadership of Prince Salman, Saudi Arabia is involved in many human rights violations. It includes a lack of freedom of expression, torture, […]

Recently, Switzerland deported the Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah. The Washington Center strongly criticized this action. Ali’s detention and expulsion are a clear signal that people don’t have the right to speak openly, especially in favor of Palestinian rights.  Ali Abunimah, Executive Director of The Electronic Intifada, came to Zurich for a series of events. […]

On 4 December 2024, a former Nepalese migrant worker who was based in Saudi Arabia wrote, I borrowed US$1,115 at a 42 percent interest rate from family members to pay the agent the recruitment expenses. I was assigned as a laborer at a furniture factory where I had to carry loads, despite being assured that […]

The Washington Centre strongly condemns the alarming reports of Colombian mercenaries being deployed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to support the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemeti,” in Sudan. This revelation highlights a deeply troubling pattern of external interference that exacerbates Sudan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. Reports indicate […]