The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Women in immigration detention put beside sex offenders

Male sex offenders in Australian immigration detention centres are being housed next to vulnerable women, human rights inspectors have found.

AAP · Dec 10, 2024

Former human rights lawyer spared jail after admitting fraud over Iraq war claims

Phil Shiner pleads guilty to misconduct and dishonesty relating to untruthful allegations against UK combatants

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Biden Administration Investigates Labor Abuses In Nicaragua

Biden administration investigates labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua under Ortega's rule, raising concerns over authoritarianism and potential impa...

Top News · Dec 10, 2024

New set of human rights principles aims to end displacement and abuse of Indigenous people through ‘fortress conservation’

For more than a century, conservationists have worked to preserve natural ecosystems by creating national parks and protected areas. Today the Earth faces a global biodiversity crisis, with more than 1 million species at risk of extinction. This makes it even more important to conserve places where at-risk species can…

The Conversation · Dec 10, 2024

Syrian leader offers reward for details of Assad officials involved in war crimes

Ahmed al-Sharaa promises torturers will be held accountable bringing hopes of justice for atrocities committed under brutal regime

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Scottish Government urges UK Government to put pressure on Lukashenko regime

The call came on Human Rights Day on December 10.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2024

Israel says to impose ‘sterile’ zone in south Syria, launches 480 air raids

Wave of air attacks hits military sites across Syria over the past 48 hours, Israeli army says.

Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2024

‘Miraculous’: Syrians in UK tell of shock, joy, hopes and fears after fall of Assad

Jubilation at the prospect of going home to a new Syria mixed with trepidation about what the future holds

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

‘If this is trouble, I am a troublemaker’: Sudha Bharadwaj on her activism, human rights in India

Note: This interview was first published in October 2022.

Newslaundry · Dec 10, 2024

‘Targeted for fact-checking’: Human rights bodies condemn criminal case against Zubair

Days after reports of a fresh case being lodged against Alt News founder Mohammed Zubair in Uttar Pradesh over his social media post, international human rights organisations have issued a letter in his support, condemning the police action.   

Newslaundry · Dec 10, 2024