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The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski says he has been transferred to solitary confinement at his prison in Belarus

Relatives of Kodi Suni allege he was beaten in Viyyur prison, resulting in his admission to Thrissur Medical College. A case has been registered against Suni for the clash that injured three jail workers, with relatives filing complaints to the DGP, CM, and Human Rights Commission.

Chennai CPI(M) State Sec. K. Balakrishnan said his party always fights for victims of human rights violations, despite not being a major political force. He advocated for uniting secular forces against BJP, and recalled the contributions of P. Ramamurti and M.R. Venkatraman. He highlighted Ramamurti's marriage to a woman outside…

The European Court of Human Rights found in July that Semenya’s human rights had been violated by the Swiss government

Francesca Albanese says crisis is result of failing to heed concerns about Israel’s repression of Palestinian human rights

Human rights activist Mohammadi was awarded Nobel Peace Prize behind bars in October

Accusing the Indian government of prosecuting, intimidating, and harassing human rights defenders, activists, and non-profit organisations on the pretext of countering terrorist financing, Amnesty International, Charity & Security Network (C&SN), and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have sought the intervention of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Human rights groups in landmark case over Australian arms trade; five dead in Daylesford pub garden crash

The Greens have echoed calls from Palestinian and human rights groups for a complete ceasefire in Gaza after staging a protest in the federal parliament.

Armed groups are committing war crimes and human rights abuses as they besiege towns across Burkina Faso, the rights group Amnesty International has warned in a report.

Ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s India visit to probe alleged misuse of local laws to crackdown on non-profits, a report published by a US-based rights group has alleged that India’s expanding scope of anti-terror laws have “wide-ranging adverse impacts” on rights defenders and non-profit organisations.