Overview
- The UN refugee agency confirms about 123 million people are now forcibly displaced worldwide, the highest level ever recorded.
- India’s National Human Rights Commission is holding a conference chaired by President Droupadi Murmu that centers on healthcare, education and other public services as rights tied to dignity.
- Pakistan’s leaders reaffirm commitments on protections, pointing to the National Commission for Minorities Act, 2025 and the country’s latest election to the UN Human Rights Council.
- South Africa’s Human Rights Commission states that continued failures in water, sanitation, health and education delivery amount to serious violations of dignity and rights.
- Experts at Human Rights Day events emphasize investment in education and healthcare for marginalized communities, while local U.S. reporting notes rising asylum applications and a reported increase in immigrant children placed in shelters.