The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Human Rights Watch says country’s air pollution is dangerously high but there is little public criticism

Human rights groups say Israel stepped up arrests in the occupied West Bank during the war. Only a fraction of those arrested have been released as part of hostage and prisoner exchanges.

Activists ask international community to ‘break silence’ on rising executions in Iran

Doing business as usual with despots seems suddenly unpalatable for some in the party

Leftists in Chile were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped during the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet

Justice Manmadha Rao emphasised need to create society free from oppression of rights. He underscored universal, inalienable nature of human rights and said they are responsibilities. Ch. Diwakar Babu referred to Universal Declaration of Human Rights and said rights are essential for independent living. G. Rohit spoke about importance of…

Human rights groups record alarming rise in number of people put to death by Tehran regime since 7 October

Rights groups in Burkina Faso say a prominent human rights defender has been abducted by unknown individuals in what they say could be the latest attempt by the military government to target dissidents

The prime minister is reportedly leaning towards ensuring his new treaty with the African nation is exempt from the European Convention on Human Rights without withdrawing from the convention altogether

THE first refugee councillor to be elected in Scotland has criticised the First Minister for shaking hands with the president of Türkiye.

Russian security forces have raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization