Human Rights News
Bangladesh: Human Rights Report on Child Sale, Irregular Adoption, Trafficking and Missing Children
In Bangladesh, emerging evidence indicates serious weaknesses in the protection of children from commercial transfer, irregular adoption arrangements, trafficking, exploitation and disappearance.
Nikol Pashinyan awarded the Hesse Peace Prize
Peace and democracy as a strategic choice for Armenia
“For 16 months I lived in fear of being extradited to Russia”: Mansur Movlaev attempts suicide in Almaty detention centre
ISHR, Consuls of the Anti-War Committee of Russia and The Ark once again urge Kazakhstan to prevent the extradition of Movlaev and Emelianova to Russia
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.
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