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Bill to take back ’parliamentary sovereignty’ over European Court of Human Rights is fresh challenge to Rishi Sunak

Beijing will soon supplant Washington as a dominant security partner ­– and the Arab world sees a chance for leverage.

Motels used to temporarily house homeless people were found to often be unclean and unsafe

The term "rule of law" has a resonant ring which sounds both familiar and distant. It seems familiar because it is employed frequently by lawyers to analyse the makings of a legal system. Yet, it is distant because it sounds "legalese", harbouring both the thin version and the thick version…

Journalist was outspoken critic of human rights abuses in soccer, sparking fears of foul play

An Amnesty International report published on Monday found that many children in Senegal's Koranic schools continue to face multiple abuses as well as financial exploitation through forced begging. The human rights organisation is calling on the government to enforce existing conventions to better protect children.

Brian Martin, 36 and with an address in Selby, sent the horrific abuse to Southgate after England’s Nations League defeat to Hungary in June. He said that he will appeal the conviction because his "human rights have been breached"

Tunisian United Network says high-ranking officials have committed crimes that could lead to sanctions.

New ultra-conservative legislation was passed on Tuesday

A British law firm said on Tuesday it had brought a case against the world's most important accreditor of gold refineries for renewing a refiner's certification despite alleged human rights abuses at a mine supplying it with gold.

Media tycoon, who has been denied bail, could face life term if found guilty of alleged ‘collusion’ with foreign forces.