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With its glittering, embroidered roots and its hand-made sparkling leaves, the "Tree of Life" is an homage to two inspiring women: Catherine de Medicis and the nymph of Greek legend, Daphne. Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos tells us about devising her latest installation in a world paralysed by the pandemic, when…

France has been criticised by the United Nations Human Rights Council for increased police violence, including incidents that occurred during recent pension reform protests.

The 'mass arrivals’ immigration bill aims to legalise the detention of asylum seekers without a warrant for up to 28 days. This runs contrary to international human rights law, writes Dr Kat Eghdamian.

The right to protest lies at the heart of British democracy... I think. It is set out in Magna Carta, or the European Convention of Human Rights, or the Hunan Rights Act – one of those places, I’m sure. To be honest, I only thought about it after a somewhat…

Human rights campaigners have criticised plans to use facial recognition technology for the King's Coronation, claiming it comes as part of a "huge crackdown" on the right to protest

Francesca Albanese has faced calls for her dismissal from multiple fronts, including Israel and the US.

Campaign group follows lead of Pentagon, FBI and CIA to insert its messages into popular film and TV culture

Human Rights Watch says Muslims in Xinjiang are flagged as ‘violent extremists’ for simply practising their religion.

The High Court’s observation came while declining to interfere with an order of the Central Information Commission.