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Know Your Farmer: Addressing the Heart of Food Insecurity in Kensington
Kensington, a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, is getting a fresh-produce corner store to tackle the lasting impacts of food apartheid.
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:
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How to File a Temporary Restraining Order Against the Trump Administration
As nonprofits, including climate groups, fall under attack, can a temporary restraining order be a solution to stall the Trump administration?
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Indonesia: Renewed Fighting Threatens West Papua Civilians
Click to expand Image Villagers fleeing fighting between the Indonesian military and the West Papuan militants to Sugapa, the capital of Intan Jaya regency. 2025 Suara Papua (New York, May 29, 2025) โ An escalation in fighting between Indonesian security forces and Papuan separatist armed groups in West Papua has seriously threatened the security of the largely Indigenous population, Human Rights Watch said today. All...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Thailand: New Insurgent Attacks on Civilians Despite Pledge
Click to expand Image Thailand's commander of the 4th Army Region Lt. Gen. Paisan Nusang (C) and officials inspect the site of an insurgent attack outside the district office of Sungai Kolok in the southern Thailand province of Narathiwat on March 9, 2025. 2025 Madree Tohala/AFP via Getty Images (Bangkok, May 29, 2025) โ Separatist insurgents in Thailandโs southern border provinces should uphold their pledge and...
Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source:Ministerial Taskforce Should Speak Up on School-Related Sexual Violence
Click to expand Image Secondary school girls in a classroom in a middle secondary school in Sรฉdhiou, southern Senegal. Photo by Elin Martรญnez. 2017 Human Rights Watch Every day, children are subjected to various forms of violence, including humiliating, degrading and deeply harmful acts, in and around schools, often by the very teachers and education personnel who should be protecting them. In many contexts, students...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:European Commission Endorses Exporting Asylum Seekers
Click to expand Image Officers from the German Federal Police take a man on a deportation flight to Pakistan. Frankfurt, February 25, 2025. 2025 Boris Roessler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo The European Commission has publisheda proposal that would allow EU member states to send asylum seekers to countries with which they have no connection, on the basis of procedures with limited safeguards and illusory promises of...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:Beyond Grant Capital: What the Buen Vivir Fund Experience Teaches Us
The Buen Vivir Fund received global acclaim but closed unexpectedly. Two years after its closure, its learnings and ethos continue to live on as a new fund is formed.
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:EU Commission President Receives Award for Green Deal Laws She is Undoing
Click to expand Image European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives to attend a meeting with leaders of the European chemical industry at EU headquarters in Brussels, May 12, 2025. 2025 Nicolas Tucat/AP Photo In June 2024, the EUadopted a groundbreaking law requiring large companies to respect human rights and the environment throughout their global value chains. It also introduced new plans to limit CO2...
Published on: May 28, 2025 | Source:South Korea: New Reform Party Addresses Rights Questions
Click to expand Image Officials demonstrate ballot counting during a simulation of election procedures for the presidential election at South Korea's National Election Commission in Gwacheon, April 10, 2025. 2025 Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (Seoul) โSouth Koreaโs New Reform Party responded to a Human Rights Watch questionnaire on key human rights issues facing the South Korean people, Human...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:US Congress Moves to Weaken Controls on โSuper-Toxicsโ
Click to expand Image Smoke rises from a plant in Louisianaโs Cancer Alley, October 18, 2023. 2023 Eli Reed for Human Rights Watch Last week, the United States Congress passed a sweeping rollback of crucial pollution control standards. The resolution cancels a Biden-era rule guaranteeing continued emissions controls on facilities emitting substantial amounts of seven โsuper-toxics,โ including lead compounds, arsenic,...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Iran: Execution Spree Continues Unabated
Click to expand Image Shadows of an Iranian policeman and a noose are seen on the ground before an execution in Pakdasht, south of Tehran, March 2005. 2005 Reuters (Beirut) โIranian authorities are carrying out a horrific execution spree, with at least 113reported executions in the first 25 days of May 2025 alone, Human Rights Watch said today. The international community should urgently press Iranโs authorities to...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Peace Feast: June 2025
Join us for a Syrian cooking class and dinner in London on June 17th 2025. Each ticket supports local peacebuilders bringing communities together around the world. The post Peace Feast: June 2025 appeared first on Peace Direct.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Solidarity Economy Organizers Gather in Atlanta to Build Toward Liberation
In Atlanta, over 300 movement activists gathered to consider how to advance a solidarity economy movement through economy, politics, and culture.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Western Australia Announces Reparations for the โStolen Generationsโ
Click to expand Image An Aboriginal flag in Perth, Australia, October 7, 2023. 2023 Matt Jelonek/Getty Images On Tuesday, the Western Australia state governmentannounced a new reparations program for the โStolen Generations,โ Indigenous children who were forcibly removed from their families under racist policies that began in the early 1900s and lasted into the 1970s. The action follows decades of activism by First...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Merging Missions: Starting with Relationships and Shared Authority
Building real trust and equity during a collaborative merger starts with deep relationship-building, mutual accountability, and power-sharing.
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:France-Indonesia Strategic Partnership Shouldnโt Neglect Rights
Click to expand Image French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Elysรฉe Palace in Paris, France, July 24, 2024. 2024 Telmo Pinto/SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Photo French President Emmanuel Macron will soonmeet in Jakarta as well as in the Borobudur temple, Central Java, with Indonesiaโs President Prabowo Subianto to further strengthen relations between their two countries,...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:New Research on Extreme Heat Harm During Pregnancy
(Washington, DC) โ Extreme heat exposure affects pregnancy and newborn health where higher temperatures are associated with increased rates of preterm birth and stillbirth as well as greater rates of hypertension in pregnant women, said Human Rights Watch today. Emerging research suggestscare work, such asmothering newborns, is also negatively affected. โIn Sierra Leone we already have high rates of preterm birth,...
Published on: May 27, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Anti-LGBT Law Unleashed Abuse
Click to expand Image Illustrations 2025 Dianah Lala Bwengye for Human Rights Watch Ugandan authorities have perpetrated widespread discrimination and violence against LGBT people in the two years since the Anti-Homosexuality Act became law.The Ugandan authorities have spread misinformation and hatred against LGBT people, making existing discrimination even worse.The Ugandan authorities should end their crackdown on...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rights of Detained Migrants at Risk
Click to expand Image A migrant family from Afghanistan approaches Croatia's border near Bosanska Bojna, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to reach the European Union, in January 2021. 2021 Photo by Damir Sagolj/Getty Images Bosnia and Herzegovinaโs treatment of detained migrants should raise concerns for governments considering sending additional migrants to the country, Human Rights Watch said today. Processing delays,...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Australia: Children Suffering Under Criminal Legal System
Click to expand Image A concrete exercise yard at the Cairns watch-house in which authorities detained children, in Queensland, Australia, 2024. 2024 Inspector of Detention Services, Office of the Queensland Ombudsman (Sydney, May 26, 2025) - Australiaโs reelected Labor government should show national leadership by raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and ending the incarceration of children as young as...
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Qatar: Authoritiesโ Religious Discrimination Against Bahaโis
Click to expand Image The Ministry of Interior Office in Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2021. 2021 Shutterstock (Beirut) โQatari authorities have discriminated against members of the Bahaโi faith, including with unlawful detentions, based solely on their religious identity, Human Rights Watch said today.Qatari authorities arrested and detained Remy Rowhani on April 28, 2025. Rowhani is the chair of the National Spiritual...
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:UN Meeting Connects North Koreaโs Abuses and Military Programs
Click to expand Image North Korea's UN Ambassador Song Kim addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 26, 2023. 2023 Richard Drew/AP Photo This week, the United Nations General Assembly met for its first-ever public high-level session devoted to North Korea's human rights situation. The meeting highlighted Pyongyangโs brutal repression of its citizens as a driver of global...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:WHO: New Pandemic Treaty a Landmark, but Flawed
Click to expand Image World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. 2019 Anja Niedringhaus/AP Photo (Geneva) โ World Health Organization (WHO) member countries adopted anew treaty on May 20, 2025, to improve international coordination and cooperation on the prevention of, preparation for, and response to future pandemics, Human Rights Watch said today.While its entry into force would mark improvement...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Asian American Heritage Month Brings Somberness and Solidarity
A new NPQ column about organizations on the frontlines of the struggle for a multiracial and equitable democracy in the United States begins with a reflection on this yearโs Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Trump Moves to Gut Low-Income Energy Assistance as Summer Heat Descends and Electricity Prices Rise
Gutting the federal office responsible for administering energy bill assistance will make it even harder for Americans to make ends meet and stay safe in their homes.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:REI Co-op Members Back Workers, Reject Board-Imposed Candidate Slate
REI Co-op members rejected an entire board slate, signaling support for union workers and frustration with a lack of democratic and competitive co-op board elections.
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:DR Congo: Army-Backed Militias Abuse Civilians in South Kivu
Click to expand Image A Wazalendo fighter joins residents fleeing from Kibati toward Goma in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 26, 2025. 2025 Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) โ A coalition ofCongolese army-backed militias known as the โWazalendoโ have recently committed widespread abuses against civilians in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:El Salvador: Foreign Agents Law Targets Civil Society, Media
Abraham Abrego, Director of the Strategic Litigation of the human rights group Cristosal, speaks during a media call in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 21, 2025. Dozens of NGOs in El Salvador rejected the โForeign Agents Law,โ approved by Congress at the request of President Nayib Bukele. 2025 MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images (Washington, DC) โEl Salvadorโs Legislative Assembly has approved a far-reaching โForeign...
Published on: May 23, 2025 | Source:Uganda Passes Bill Allowing Military Trials of Civilians
Click to expand Image Uganda's veteran opposition figure, Kizza Besigye (unseen), is transported inside an Ugandan military police vehicle as he arrives at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, on November 20, 2024. 2024 Badru Katumba / AFP Ugandaโs parliament passed a bill on Wednesdayallowing civilians to be tried before military courts.The bill โ known as the 2025 Uganda Peoplesโ Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill โ...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Block, Bridge, and Build: A Framework to Forge a More Democratic Future
Amid rising authoritarianism, people in US-based movements need to work together in new ways. Here are some diverse approaches to help guide collective action.
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Boston Groups Come Together to Face the โExistential Threatโ to Nonprofits
On May 5, more than 1200 people gathered for a forum convened by the Boston Foundation called โThe Shifting Federal Landscape: Massachusetts Nonprofits Raise the Alarm.โ This was a record turnout for the groupโa clear indicator of nonprofit leadersโ sense of urgency in the current political moment. During the convening, speakers made clear that the
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Nonprofit News Media Leaders Are Struggling to Stop Leaning on the Foundations That Say They Should Branch Out More
Nonprofit newsrooms need multiple revenue streams. How can they find and manage the ideal funding mix?
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:US: Asylum Seekers Expelled to Costa Rica Detail Abuses
Click to expand Image Migrants look out the windows of a plane after arriving in Costa Rica on an expulsion flight from the US at Juan Santamarรญa Airport, in Alajuela, Costa Rica, February 20, 2025. 2025 REUTERS/Mayela Lopez (Washington, DC)โ TheUnited States should offer to bring back and hear the asylum claims of approximately 200 third-country nationals, including children, who were wrongfully expelled toCosta Rica...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Ukraine: Escalating Russian Attacks on Civilians
Click to expand Image Damage caused by a Russian large high-explosive missile that hit the corner of an apartment building in Poltava on February 1, 2025, killing 15 civilians and injuring 20. 2025 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch Russian attacks in Ukraine since January 2025 have killed and injured more civilians than in the same period in 2024.The attacks violated the international law prohibition on indiscriminate...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source:Rule of Law in Italy Under EU Scrutiny
Click to expand Image President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (L), and Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, during a press conference in Lampedusa, Italy, September 17, 2023. 2023 Riccardo De Luca/European Union A closed-door hearingat the European Parliament last week could have been an opportunity for the Italian government to engage seriously on European Union concerns over the rule of law in...
Published on: May 22, 2025 | Source: