Human rights Tag

Sudan: Arab Militia Slaughters Hundreds in Maternity Ward Massacre

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 29, 2025 40 Comments

AP News: Arab militia "fighters — on foot, riding on camels, or in vehicles — went from house to house, beating and shooting at people, including women and children." ...

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From Magna Carta to Denouncing the West: Is There Hope for the Great Albion?

Posted by Nora Dimitrova Clinton on October 11, 2025 5 Comments

The Brut Chronicle is a fascinating collection of Medieval manuscripts on the history of England. It follows in the footsteps of Greek and Roman mythology and recounts the story of the Giants of Albion, who were the early inhabitants — or, according to some, founders...

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Trump Claws Back $4 Billion That Was Headed to Ludicrous UN Climate Fund

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 09, 2025 35 Comments

Trump's focus on America First is leading to a review of our participation in the United Nations programs like UNESCO and what we are paying for them...

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Iran, Backer of Hamas, Chairing the U.N. Human Rights Council Social Forum

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 02, 2023 12 Comments

American ambassador: "Notwithstanding our concerns over the utility of the @UN_HRC Social Forum in general, we categorically refuse to sit, converse, or engage in any discussion on human rights chaired by Iran."...

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Iran Forces Women, Minor Girls into Psychiatric Treatment for Defying Hijab Laws

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 10, 2023 25 Comments

France24 TV channel: Iran's "Education Minister Youssef Nouri admitted that schoolchildren were being detained in the streets or at school and held in “medical psychological centres” where they were “re-educated” to prevent “anti-social” behaviour."...

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Florida AG Demands Zuckerberg Answer for Lack of Action to Stop Human Trafficking

Posted by Legal Insurrection Staff on July 12, 2023 15 Comments

“Before launching new products or wasting time preparing for a cage match that will likely never happen, Zuckerberg should be working to make Meta’s existing platforms safer for users and to prevent vulnerable people from being forced into illicit sex work,"...

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Iran: Women Who Refuse to Wear Hijab are Barred From Universities

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 11, 2023 18 Comments

"Female students ...

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‘Is This a Joke?’: U.N. Human Rights Slammed for Praising China’s $800,000 Donation

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 27, 2023 8 Comments

"What concept of human rights does #china support that you can be grateful for? Or is it only about money?"...

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Iran Court Sentences Woman to 10 Years For Removing Hijab in Protest, Declares it “Prostitution”

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 29, 2022 9 Comments

UK's Daily Mail: "Ms Peyravi was seized by security forces on October 17 after she removed her headscarf and waved it above her head at Mirdamad Boulevard in Iran's capital." ...

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United Nations Kick Iran Off Women’s Rights Panel

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 14, 2022 13 Comments

Iran should have never been anywhere near the women's rights panel....

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Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Girls From Secondary School

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 18, 2021 19 Comments

"The edict makes Afghanistan the only country on earth to bar half its population from getting a secondary education."...

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Report: Taliban Beheaded Two Boys Aged 9 and 10 in Afghanistan

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 16, 2021 35 Comments

As the Taliban establishes Islamic rule, beheadings will become the Sharia-sanctioned punishment for non-believers and those regarded as the enemies of Islam....

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Afghanistan: UN Cites ‘Credible’ Reports of Taliban Killing Former Gov’t Officials and Their Family Members 

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 14, 2021 28 Comments

UN Human Rights chief "said there had also been cases where ex-government officials and their relatives had been arbitrarily detained and were later found dead."...

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Hong Kong: Thousands of Demonstrators Mark Tiananmen Massacre Anniversary, Defy Communist Crack Down 

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 05, 2021 7 Comments

"Thousands in Hong Kong Defy Police Ban to Remember Tiananmen Victims."...

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EU Imposes First Sanctions Against China in 30 Years

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 23, 2021 7 Comments

In a historic shift, the European Union has imposed sanctions against Communist China for the first time in more than thirty years. Brussels froze Chinese assets and sanctioned four senior Chinese officials for their role in human rights violations inside China -- the first measure of its kind since the end of the Cold War. 

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China, Iran Gang Up On The U.S. At UN Human Rights Body

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on November 12, 2020 14 Comments

China, Iran, and a host of rogue regimes have once again used the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to gang up on the United States.

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UN Singles Out Only Israel For ‘Women’s Rights Violations’

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 19, 2020 19 Comments

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has singled out Israel for allegedly violating women's rights. The multinational body, which looks after UN's economic and social work, voted 43 to 3  in support of a resolution condemning Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East, for violating women's rights, the Geneva-based watchdog group UN Watch reported on Friday. None of the other 192 member states of the UN were rebuked for its treatment of women.

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Iranian Police Demand More Officers To Enforce Hijab Requirement on Women

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 05, 2020 29 Comments

Iranian police are running short on enforcers to compel women to wear Islamic headscarves, or hijabs, in public. Iran's deputy chief of law enforcement asked the regime for more manpower to implement the sharia-mandated hijab rules, media reports said. 

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