The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Israel’s attacks on hospitals ‘should be investigated as war crimes’: HRW

Health facilities and ambulances have protected status under international humanitarian law, Human Rights Watch affirms.

Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2023

Unesco under fire for failing to prevent evictions at Angkor Wat temple site

Amnesty says heritage body has ‘fallen short’ in its responsibility to thousands of families thrown off the complex in Cambodia

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023

Detainees walk free after Australian High Court’s ‘life-changing decision’

High Court has deemed indefinite immigration detention illegal in a ruling that could have far-reaching implications.

Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2023

Scottish Enterprise faces questions over diligence on war-crime links

HUNDREDS of human rights checks have been made on companies seeking grants from Scottish Enterprise since 2019.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 12, 2023

How Chinese firm linked to repression of Uyghurs aids Israeli surveillance in West Bank

Cameras made by Hikvision, which is blacklisted in US, blanket the occupied West Bank, according to Amnesty International

The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2023

Australian arms exports to Israel in focus amid court case, port protests

Legal action and protests at Australian ports put spotlight on Australian weapons exports to Israel.

Al Jazeera · Nov 10, 2023

Hospitals are protected in war. But the safeguard is not absolute

This question is part of the bitter Israeli-Palestinian debate over the war in Gaza, where thousands of civilians have been killed.

WEKU · Nov 10, 2023

Beatings, threats at gunpoint and fleeing in terror: Inside the most aggressive West Bank land grab in 50 years

Bel Trew visits villages in the occupied West Bank and hears harrowing tales of settler violence in which Palestinian families describe being forced from their homes – in what human rights groups say is the single biggest land grab since Israel captured the region in 1967

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

The High Court has decided indefinite detention is unlawful. What happens now?

This week, the High Court of Australia ordered the release of a Rohingya man from immigration detention where he had been for the last five and a half years.

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2023

Police excess: SHRC recommends compensation to Chennai woman

SHRC recommends TN govt pay ₹50,000 comp to Chennai woman for Inspector's human rights violation; orders govt to recover same from Inspector & initiate disciplinary action. SHRC found Inspector had not taken action in case, dereliction of duty, & police must abide by law.

The Hindu · Nov 9, 2023