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- 15 May, 2026
- Peace Palace, The Hague
- 15 September, 2026
- GHRTV
- 19 August, 2026
- Editing and Approvals Team
Articles You Shouldn’t Miss
- GHRD Team
- 13 November 2026
- Europe
- Film Screening, GHRD International Film Festival, Human Rights Film Festival, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery
On 15 October 2026, Global Human Rights Defence hosted its sixth annual human rights film festival in The Hague, raising awareness of human trafficking as a form of modern slavery and bringing together 228 attendees, experts, policy-makers and NGOs.
- GHRD Team
- 13 November 2026
- Europe
- Discrimination, Racism, UNESCO
The 2026 edition of the Global Forum Against Racism and Discrimination opened under the theme “From Commitment to Accountability”, with leaders and experts urging education, enforceable rights, better data and digital governance to turn decades of international declarations into lasting change.
- GHRD Team
- 19 October 2026
- Africa, Rwanda
- Africa, Gender Equality, Land Rights, Poverty Eradication, Women's Rights
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, this article examines how unequal access to land shapes women’s poverty in Africa. Drawing on Tanzania, Liberia and Rwanda, it argues that poverty eradication cannot be achieved sustainably while women remain excluded from owning, inheriting and governing the land on which their livelihoods depend.
- Europe Team
- 16 October 2026
- Asia, Europe
- Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, European and World Day Against the Death Penalty
From the guillotine to the modern execution chamber, the evolution of capital punishment raises fundamental questions about state power, human dignity and the limits of justice. On the European and World Day Against the Death Penalty, the Global Human Rights Defence calls for renewed efforts to abolish capital punishment and uphold human rights everywhere.
- UN team
- 13 October 2026
- Africa, Congo
- Cobalt Mines, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eviction, Human Rights Violations
Cobalt’s necessity for the energy transition does not, by itself, make its extraction just. This article examines hazardous conditions and child labour in artisanal mining and forced evictions linked to industrial mining expansion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where persistent gaps in governance and enforcement leave the human costs of the transition on the workers and communities least able to bear them.
- Chloé Kaouadji
- 13 October 2026
- Europe, Italy
- European Union (EU), Externalisation, International Law, Migration, Refugee Law
Through the specific case of the Italy-Albania Protocol and the Gjadër centre, this article documents the human rights violations produced on the ground to understand the wider logic of the European Union’s externalisation strategy. The harms documented at Gjadër, that is, arbitrary detention, denial of effective remedies, and what monitoring bodies call “institutionalised dehumanisation” thus preview the human rights cost of exporting migration control across the EU.
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Human Rights Research Reports
- Middle East & Africa Team
- 13 November 2026
- Africa, Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, Kenya, Minority Rights, Statelessness
Certain Kenyan ethnic minority groups continue to fight against bureaucratic discrimination and institutionalised bias when acquiring citizenship. Rundians, Nubians, and Galjeels still remain stateless despite having generational ties to Kenya. Despite Kenya’s efforts to eradicate statelessness for other communities, it remains important to reform and build an inclusive structure for nationality.
- Middle East & Africa Team
- 30 July 2026
- Africa, Child Marriages, Marry-Your-Rapist Laws, Sexual Violence
This report examines forced child marriages resulting from rape in Africa, highlighting “marry-your-rapist” laws and customs, gaps in legal frameworks, and the impunity and human rights harms that follow for girls.
- GHRD Team
- 29 July 2026
- CERD, ICERD, Pakistan
This shadow report examines Pakistan’s compliance with ICERD, highlighting discrimination against Sindhis, Hindus, Christians, Dalits and Ahmadis through forced conversion, caste exclusion, blasphemy laws, mob violence and unequal justice.
- GHRD Team
- 29 July 2026
- CERD, ICERD, Pakistan
This shadow report examines Pakistan’s compliance with ICERD, highlighting discrimination against Sindhis, Hindus, Christians, Dalits, and Ahmadis through forced conversion, caste exclusion, blasphemy laws, mob violence, and unequal justice.
- GHRD Team
- 29 July 2026
- Education Policy, Pakistan, School Textbooks
This report examines Pakistan’s education policies and textbooks, highlighting concerns around minority exclusion, religious identity, compulsory religious content, academic freedom, and the need for inclusive education reform.
- Middle East & Africa Team
- 30 June 2026
- Civic Space, Gag Orders, Jordan, Securitisation
This report examines the erosion of civic space in Jordan, where securitisation and national stability narratives, vague laws, gag orders and digital controls are used to restrict freedom of expression, association and information.
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“Enough is Enough” – Protest Against Pakistan-Sponsored Terrorism and for Justice for the Victims in Kashmir
- 1st of May
- Plein 1813, The Hague
GHRD organized the “Enough is Enough” protest to demand an end to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and justice for the 26 victims of the April 22 Kashmir attacks.
Mini NGUN Youth Conference: Tackling Today’s Global Challenges
- 3rd of May
- Nutshuis, The Hague
The New Generation Uniting Nations (NGUN) Project hosted its first in-person youth conference on May 3, 2025 for a full day of inspiring dialogue on global challenges such as climate change, digital democracy, and human rights.