El Salvador’s state of exemption has been extended again.
HRRC condemns this as a systemic human rights abuse and calls for urgent international pressure to end impunity.
Read more: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/state-o...
#HRRC #HumanRights #ElSalvador #Justice #EndImpunity
Today is World Autism Awareness Day.
Autism is part of human diversity. HRRC calls for dignity, inclusion, and equal opportunity for autistic individuals.
Neurodiversity is a human rights issue.
#WorldAutismDay #HRRC #HumanRights #Inclusion
The UN says Sudan’s civil war shows hallmarks of grave human rights violations.
HRRC calls for urgent action to protect lives and ensure accountability.
Read more: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/united-...
#HRRC #HumanRights #Sudan #Justice #Peacebuilding #NoToGenocide
A new report by Amnesty International warns that the 2026 FIFA World Cup could pose serious human rights risks across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Read more in Vera Rousseff’s latest news brief: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/new-rep...
#HumanRights #HRRC #FIFA #WorldCup #US #Mexico #Canada
Airstrikes by the U.S. and Israel on Iranian universities have raised concerns over violations of international law. HRRC strongly condemns the attacks on educational facilities. Read more in Aamnah Fatima Khan’s latest news brief: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/strikes...
#HumanRights #HRRC
The Turkish government restricts LGBTQ+ rights through rhetorical and legal means, using vague obscenity laws to target queer expression and activism.🔗 Read the full report on LGBTQ+ persecution in Turkey here: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/erdo%C4...
#HumanRights #HRRC #LGBTQ #Turkey
Civic spaces are shrinking.
Governments are using laws, taxes, and bureaucracy to silence NGOs.
🔗 Read here: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/from-gr...
#HRRC #HumanRights #CivicSpace #NGOs #FreedomOfAssociation
72M refugees could be left behind by the EU Migration Pact if disability rights are ignored. Launching June 2026, it risks discrimination and exclusion. #HRRC calls for full inclusion aligned with the EU Charter & UN CRPD.
🔗 www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/the-eu-...
#HumanRights #DisabilityRights
As Women’s History Month comes to an end, this report analyzes the biggest gender-related issues globally in 2025 and the expected challenges in 2026. Read Ioana Podarita's in-depth report at the link in bio
#HRRC #HumanRights #SDGs #GenderEquality #SocialImpact
Protesters in San Francisco demand #AI companies agree to pause on frontier AI development. Data centers contribute to #environmentaldegredation & threaten vulnerable communities. Read our #news brief. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/residen...
#HRRC #humanrights #environmentaljustice #tech
Tommy Olsen faces 15 yrs for human smuggling & espionage charges following his documenting #humanrights abuses at sea. #Norway must refuse extradition to #Greece. Our latest #news brief. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/pressur...
#HRRC #migrants #migrantrights #asylum #asylumseekers #refugees
In this interview, #HRRC contributor Sarah Kane and the Carnegie Endowment's Saskia Brechenmacher discuss how #democraticbacksliding overlaps with backlash against women's and LGBTQ+ rights.
Read more: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/the-war...
#humanrights #genderequality #womensrights
The sons of former #Pakistan PM Imran Khan have appealed to the #UN for urgent action. Khan is being held in "inhumane" solitary confinement for 23 hours a day with no family or lawyer contact. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/son-of-...
#HRRC #humanrights #criminaljustice #socialjustice #news
HRRC recognizes the transatlantic trade as one of the gravest crimes in history. We also celebrate the resistance of enslaved people, whose bravery forced the hand of abolition.
#HRRC #humanrights #slavery #racism #endracism #justice #dignity #remembrance
HRRC’s Vera Rousseff explores how fuel shortages, U.S. policy, and regional dynamics raise concerns of potential U.S. intervention and military escalation in Cuba.
🔗 Read the full news brief here: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/followi...
#HRRC #HumanRights #Cuba #Blackouts #HumanitarianCrisis
In her latest publication, HRRC’s Abigail Stofer explores Louisiana v. Callais —a case that began as a challenge to a congressional map that limited Black voters’ power—and its potential impact on the Voting Rights Act of 1965. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/the-swo...
#HRRC #HumanRights #Voting
March 24 is Int'l Day for the #RightToTruth Concerning Gross #HumanRights Violations. The right to truth is inalienable. Families deserve to know the who, how, and why behind grave violations. Without #truth, there is no path to genuine #justice or #reparations.
#HRRC #peace #UnitedNations
Iranian strikes on energy infrastructure in Qatar & UAE reveal shift toward “globalized warfare,” where conflicts trigger far-reaching economic & humanitarian consequences. https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/iran-war-demonstrates-the-interconnected-nature-of-globalized-warfare #HumanRights #HRRC #EnergyCrisis #MiddleEast #News
Iranian strikes on energy infrastructure in Qatar & UAE reveal shift toward “globalized warfare,” where conflicts trigger far-reaching economic & humanitarian consequences. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/iran-wa...
#HumanRights #HRRC #EnergyCrisis #MiddleEast #News
With 179+ #femicide cases in 2024, legal gaps and reduced accountability for perpetrators continue to put women at risk in #Iran. Learn more https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/understanding-femicide-and-legal-neglect-in-iran-does-the-system-let-women-down #HumanRights #HRRC #GenderBasedViolence #GenderEquality
With 179+ #femicide cases in 2024, legal gaps and reduced accountability for perpetrators continue to put women at risk in #Iran.
Learn more www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/underst...
#HumanRights #HRRC #GenderBasedViolence #GenderEquality
This #WeekofSolidarity, #HRRC honors the courage of those fighting racial discrimination worldwide. From the streets of Sharpeville in 1960 to the movements of today, the demand remains the same: Dignity. Justice. Equality.
#humanrights #socialjustice #civilrights #endracism #solidarity
Are you subscribe to the HRRC Newsletter, Rights in Focus? Sign up soon at humanrightsresearch.org/newsletter to receive our March newsletter, which will focus on women's rights.
#HRRC #RightsinFocus #newsletter #subscribe #news #publications #humanrights #womensrights #nonprofit
A woman is killed every 3 days by men in the #UK. #HRRC condemns #violenceagainstwomen & calls for urgent action. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/reporti...
#HumanRights #GenderBasedViolence #News
On March 12, human rights defender Andrie Yunus was brutally attacked with acid in Jakarta. HRRC calls for an investigation. Our latest #news brief www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/indones...
#HRRC #humanrights #Indonesia #activism #acidattack
Read Mahika Datta’s new publication highlighting the need to protect the freedom of conscience in Uzbekistan: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/when-be...
#HumanRights #HRRC #Uzbekistan #FreedomOfExpression
Despite vast oil wealth, over half the population of the Republic of #Congo lives in #poverty. Political repression in country leaves no room for opportunity. https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/republic-of-the-congo-holds-elections-amid-a-repressive-political-environment #HRRC #humanrights #elections #politicalfreedom
Despite vast oil wealth, over half the population of the Republic of #Congo lives in #poverty.
Political repression in country leaves no room for opportunity. www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/republi...
#HRRC #humanrights #elections #politicalfreedom
New publication: #Gentrification in #PuertoRico is driving displacement and rising rents, resulting in a #housingcrisis. Read more https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/gentrification-and-the-housing-crisis-in-puerto-rico #HRRC #humanrights #housingrights
New publication: #Gentrification in #PuertoRico is driving displacement and rising rents, resulting in a #housingcrisis. Read more https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/gentrification-and-the-housing-crisis-in-puerto-rico #HRRC #humanrights #housingrights
New publication: #Gentrification in #PuertoRico is driving displacement and rising rents, resulting in a #housingcrisis. Read more www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/gentrif...
#HRRC #humanrights #housingrights
In the UK, debates over increased restrictions on protests have raised concerns about democratic freedoms. Read more in #HRRC contributor Sheetal Frank’s news brief: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/concern...
#news #UK #humanrights #democraticfreedoms #protest #freedomofspeech #freedomofassembly
#HRRC calls for the release of all Belarus’s 164 female #politicalprisoners. More in our latest #news brief.
www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/nasta-l...
#humanrights #Belarus #politicalfreedom #freespeech #freedomofexpression #activism #humanrightsdefenders
The flyer shows a person walking through a massive dumpsite, carrying a heavy sack on their back. The sky is cloudy, and buildings are faintly visible in the distance, making it clear this is an urban setting. The text announces new research titled “Lead Exposure from E-Waste: A Case Study of Dandora Dumpsite – Nairobi Kenya” by Charity Ndanu. The image conveys the harsh reality of scavenging in unsafe environments and highlights the health risks of electronic waste.
The flyer is an informational poster about electronic waste in Kenya. It explains that large amounts of e-waste are exported from developed countries to lower-income countries like Kenya. Because of poor waste management, most of it ends up in dumpsites such as Dandora, contaminating soil, water, and air. The poster emphasizes that children and communities suffer long-term health consequences from this exposure. It advocates for solutions such as public education, take-back schemes, stronger monitoring systems, and AI-supported interventions to prevent lead exposure rather than just reacting to it. The Human Rights Research Center is credited at the bottom.
The flyer is a clean, professional promotional graphic for the Human Rights Research Center. It explains that the organization is a non-profit focused on global human rights issues. Its mission is to bridge the gap between academic scholarship and the public by turning rigorous research into clear, engaging, and actionable knowledge. The flyer invites people to explore research publications and news briefs on the organization’s website.
Most electronics aren’t safely recycled in #Kenya, leading to widespread lead contamination in soil, water, and air. Learn more www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/lead-ex...
#HRRC #humanrights #ewaste #environmentaljustice #righttocleanenvironment #health
Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleges that Israel used white phosphorus munitions over residential areas in southern Lebanon, raising concerns about civilian harm.
Read more in Vera Rousseff’s latest article: www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/israel-...
#HumanRights #HRRC #Lebanon #Israel
