The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

The Jordanian state news agency reports that the King of Jordan has approved a bill to punish online speech deemed harmful to national unity

India says Constitution of Bangladesh has position on caretaker govt; hope elections held peacefully; Hasina govt rejects BNP demand; U.S., E.U., global human rights bodies demand free, transparent election.

The U.N. Security Council will hold its first open meeting on North Korea’s dire human rights situation since 2017 next week

Rightwingers hope a nasty debate about the European convention on human rights will revive nativist passions, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Rishi Sunak is facing another damaging rift in his party over calls for the UK to quit a key human rights treaty as the number of people crossing the channel on small boats since 2018 was expected to top 100,000.

The report, by human rights organisation Equidem, involves distressing testimonies from workers detailing verbal abuse and the illegal denial of worksite childcare and maternity leave

Reports suggest eight Cabinet ministers are among the senior Tories who could campaign to leave the ECHR.

‘Foul language’ will turn off floating voters and risks ‘making the Tories the even nastier party’ says Grieve

This week, Ro Khanna announced that he would lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to India that had been invited to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual Independence Day speech at the Red Fort on August 15. During the visit, the delegation will meet PM Modi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar…