The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

UN finds Australia in breach of human rights covenant

Australia breached the cultural rights of the Wunna Nyiyaparli people, the United Nations Human Rights Committee says, raising questions about native title.

AAP · Jan 5, 2024

Leopard sighting at Ponmudi: panel seeks report from Collector

State Human Rights Commission directs Thiruvananthapuram Collector to investigate leopard sightings near school, submit report in 3 weeks.

The Hindu · Jan 5, 2024

US biotech company halts sales of DNA kits in Tibet, as lawmakers mull more export controls on China

Thermo Fisher, an American biotech company, has halted sales of its DNA testing products in Tibet, amid concerns that its products might have assisted the Chinese government in a surveillance campaign in the ethnic region

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

Pakistan human rights body says an upcoming election is unlikely to be free and fair

Pakistan’s independent human rights commission says there is little chance of free and fair parliamentary elections in the country next month because of “pre-poll rigging.”

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2024

The rights and wrongs raised by an exam marking boycott

Letters: David Mead says there is a strong case that deducting pay may be unlawful as well as morally indefensible, while Prof Colin Bailey of Queen Mary University of London says it will not accept disruption to its students’ education

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

Top legal adviser told Sunak his Rwanda flights bill may not work

Top legal adviser David Pannick said to have warned individual appeal claims would limit the chances of success

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2023

Israeli bombing of Gaza killing and maiming children at a record pace, warn human rights groups

Charities say the situation is so bad that ‘in an ocean of human misery and in a world that seems to be falling apart, Gaza stands out’

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2023

End ‘unlawful killings’ in occupied West Bank, UN tells Israel

Latest UN report warns the situation in the territory is rapidly deteriorating and calls for accountability.

Al Jazeera · Dec 28, 2023

EU Face Backlash After Announcing New Accelerated Asylum System

After years of negotiations regarding the EU's Migrant Pact, the member-states have struck a deal that will see children having their fingerprints taken.

International Business Times UK · Dec 28, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s 2034 ambitious World Cup plans force Fifa into leap of faith

Uncertainties abound over host country’s grand proposals – for both their mind-boggling scope and the potential human cost

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023