The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Illegal Migration Bill ‘risks breaching international obligations’ – EHRC

The commission issued the warning ahead of the Commons report stage of the proposed legislation.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Commentary: A bipartisan effort aims to stop arming human rights abusers like Saudi Arabia

America sells more weapons across the globe than any other country, and each year we send them to countries with records rife with human rights abuses.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 24, 2023

How a pioneering French law emerged from the ruins of a factory in Bangladesh

The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh a decade ago, in which more than a thousand people died, led to a revolutionary French law on duty of care. How did it come about and is it effective in protecting workers' rights and the environment?

Radio France Internationale · Apr 24, 2023

Saudi politics and pageantry as Norman brings LIV fever dream to Adelaide

The crowds flocking to LIV Golf in Adelaide are proof Australian fans are still beguiled enough by Greg Norman to buy into his Saudi-backed slogan that ‘golf is a force for good’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2023

Families of victims await justice as the ICC reopens Philippines drug war probe

An International Criminal Court investigation puts President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a tough spot. His vice president is the daughter of the leader who launched the drug war at the heart of the probe.

WEKU · Apr 22, 2023

South Korea says summit with Biden to give significant attention to North Korea rights

South Korea's Washington ambassador Cho Hyun-dong said on Friday he was sure North Korean human rights would be given significant attention in summit talks between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden next week.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2023

Burkina Faso investigates alleged abuses by security forces

Burkina Faso’s government has opened investigations into allegations of human rights abuses by its security forces after a video surfaced that appeared to show the extrajudicial killing of seven children in the country’s north

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Five people sanctioned over imprisonment of British-Russian dissident

Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for 25 years on Monday in a process the UK says breached his human rights.

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Vietnam accused of abducting blogger from Thailand

Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Vietnam of kidnapping a blogger critical of the communist government who was living as a refugee in Thailand.

Bangkok Post · Apr 21, 2023

'Only 5%' of Afghanistan's humanitarian needs funded for 2023, researcher says

Since the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women have been robbed of their right to learn, work and move freely. Their exclusion from public life is having dire consequences for the entire country. We discuss the situation with Melissa Cornet, a human rights researcher who works with…

France 24 · Apr 21, 2023