Human Rights News
Bangladesh: The Alarming State of Child Safety in Bangladesh
Nearly 16,000 Children Reported Missing in Seven Months – A Human Rights Report and Recommendations to the Government
Turkey: Hopes of reopening fade 55 years after closure
A renewed spark of hope among Greek Orthodox Christians in Turkey has recently been extinguished after first being kindled at a meeting in Washington.
Iran: Young Bahá’í arbitrarily imprisoned
Parsa Najafi, a member of Iran’s Bahá’í community who was 19 at the time of his arrest, was detained on 6 June 2026 during a search of his parents’ home in the Iranian city of Isfahan.
India: Five years in prison following false conversion allegations
The ISHR and the Evangelical news agency IDEA have named evangelical pastor Chhot Singh Dhurve and others convicted with him in India as the “Prisoners of the Month for September 2026”.
China: 84-year-old Falun Gong practitioner dies in custody
For 27 years, followers of Falun Gong, the meditation movement founded in China in 1992, have been relentlessly persecuted by the country’s communist dictatorship.
Russia: Desperate plea for help from a Russian prison
“I am not writing this letter to beg for sympathy. I am writing because the silence within these walls is becoming unbearable.” – Valery Perov
Political Prisoners worldwide
China: “I don’t even know if my father is still alive”
Ilham Tohti is believed to have been detained in the No. 1 Prison in Urumqi, Xinjiang Region, since December 12, 2014.
Iran: Kurdish environmental activist victim of state arbitrariness
The well-known Kurdish civil rights activist and activist Malak Faraj-Beygi is primarily involved in the field of climate justice.
Cuba: Arrested for participating in a peaceful demonstration
Nelson joined neighbours in a peaceful protest against long-lasting power outages on October 18, 2024. As a result, he was arbitrarily arrested.
Where in the world are our President and our Secretary General?
The President of the ISHR visits Kyrgyzstan
Thomas Schirrmacher visited Kyrgyzstan, with a particular focus on the situation of the country’s indigenous people.
ICCJ Annual Conference in Hanover
As part of the annual conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews, Prof. Dr Thomas Schirrmacher, President of the ISHR, visited the Bergen-Belsen Memorial together with Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious representatives.
Indigenous peoples in the Pacific are increasingly under threat
Schirrmacher learns about the situation of Indigenous Peoples from the High Chief of Savusavu and other leaders across the Pacific