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One in Four Without Safe Drinking Water: The Global Crisis that Persists.

photo by Jens Johnsson on pexels.com A recent United Nations (UN)’ report highlights that billions of people worldwide still lack access to safe drinkable water. Despite numerous advances achieved in the last decade since the right to water was officially recognized as a human right, major gaps persist, especially within minority groups. According to the UN report, one in four people still lacks access to water, and as of 2022, at least half of the global population has

Water Access

the Observatory for Human Rights

Oct 23, 20252 min read

How the Gaza War Stands Right Now?

photo by hosnysalah on pixabay.com After more than two years of intense conflict, the situation in Gaza remains extremely fragile: a cease-fire mediated on 10 October has reduced, but not eliminated, large-scale hostilities, opening some humanitarian corridors and initiating negotiations for what comes next. However, the truce is unstable, with exchanges of fire and rapid changes on the ground keeping civilians and humanitarian workers under constant threat. From a humanitari

Middle East

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Oct 21, 20252 min read

UN declares environmental health a non-negotiable human right.

photo by Markus Spiske on pexels.com The United Nations has issued a decisive statement: environmental health is now a fundamental and autonomous human right. On 26 September 2025, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) published General Comment No. 27 (GC No. 27), an authoritative interpretation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). General Comments, though not treaties, are official interpretations issued b

Humanitarian crisis

the Observatory for Human Rights

Oct 18, 20253 min read

LGBTQ+ rights under attack in Burkina Faso.

photo by AluminumAzalea on pixabay.com Gend er diversity and various expressions of sexual orientations are documented throughout recorded human history, in multiple cultures and civilisations on every continent. In particular, within the African region, many peoples’ cultures understood gender and sexual orientation as something fluid, missing a binary approach to it. However, this changed when European colonialism took over the continent: the international community, no

LGBT Rights

the Observatory for Human Rights

Oct 17, 20253 min read

Haiti’s Violence Surges as Security Mission Falls Short.

photo by Kelly on pexels.com One year after the first international security personnel arrived in Haiti, gang violence and human rights abuses have only intensified. The United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, intended to bolster Haiti’s under-resourced police against powerful gangs, has been undermined by persistent shortfalls in troops, funding and equipment. In the past year, at least 2,680 people have been killed and around 1,000 injured a

the Observatory for Human Rights

Oct 15, 20252 min read

Crisis in Madagascar: Clashes Over Water and Energy Shortages Led to Political Turmoil.

photo by Bako Harry Rakotondratompo o n pexels.com Recent water and electricity shortages have sparked massive protests in Madagascar’s main cities. The prime minister and the rest of the government were dismissed , and the president reportedly fled the country consequently to Gen Z-led demonstrations. According to the United Nations (UN), since 25 September 2025 at least 22 people have been killed by national security forces amid fights with protesters. Reporters stated t

Africa

the Observatory for Human Rights

Oct 15, 20252 min read