The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

The president of the Human Rights Campaign described the law as allowing ‘government-sanctioned harassment’

South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program

Venezuela’s attorney general resigns but lawmakers immediately shift him into a top human rights job

Though he’ll only star on ‘selected’ songs

More than 3,000 Eritrean refugees have been detained in Egypt this year and some have reported sexual violence and torture, a human rights NGO said Monday.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico emphasizes human rights over military action in the fight against drug cartels, sparking debate amid escalating violence

The Secretary-General of the United Nations has issued a blunt warning that global human rights are under constant pressure, with powerful actors increasingly sidelining international law and deploying new technologies in ways that deepen inequality.

Iran arrests 50,000 in nationwide protests, with rights groups reporting tens of thousands killed, death sentences, torture, and widespread asset seizures.

The Taliban has formalised some of its most hardline policies through a newly introduced 90-page criminal code, raising serious concerns among human rights organisations about the impact on women and children. Signed by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the law permits husbands to physically discipline their wives and children as long…

The Taliban has introduced a new penal code in Afghanistan that formalises some of its most hardline policies, prompting concern among human rights groups about the consequences for women and children. Signed by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the 90-page criminal code allows husbands to physically discipline their wives and children…

As some European governments push for a tougher migration framework under the European Convention on Human Rights, public opinion appears firmly on their side. Yet strikingly few Europeans say they know much about the convention itself.