The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

UK actions over Chagos Islands ‘crimes against humanity’, says rights group

Chagossians have spent decades fighting to return to the islands after being forced to leave in the 1960s and 1970s to make way for a military base.

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

UN Condemns ‘Deepening Crackdown’ on Opposition in Tunisia

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia against perceived political opponents, his Office, OHCHR, said Tuesday. “Türk expressed his concern over the deepening crackdown against perceived political opponents and civil society in Tunisia, including through measures taken by the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2023

Starmer has ended Labour’s antisemitism shame, says watchdog

But leader says that fight goes on as he warns against complacency

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Manchester United fans, let’s fight takeover by Qatar

Letter: Kathryn Fletcher says United and City fans should pull together in protest against the sportswashing of human rights abuses in the UAE and Qatar

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023

Human Rights Act could be critical in divisive Queensland youth bail case

Palaszczuk government’s 2019 laws to be weighed against underlying principles of human rights

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023

UN rights office seeks to stay put in Uganda after being told to go

The UN rights office said on Tuesday it was in discussion with Uganda over how to continue its work in the country after the government said it had to leave, a move activists say highlights the country's deteriorating record on civil liberties.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

Despite Khamenei's amnesty, most protesters in Iran won't go free, advocate says

Iran has jailed up to 20,000 people in months of protests against the regime. The announcement that it's pardoning prisoners is an empty gesture, a human rights lawyer says.

WEKU · Feb 14, 2023

Tunisia Expands Arrests of Individuals Accused of ‘Conspiring against State Security’

A new wave of arrests in Tunisia has expanded to include businessmen, judges and security officials who have been accused of “conspiring against state security.” Tunisian human rights sources estimated the number of detainees at about 15 individuals. According to the sources, it is likely that the number of those…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

Uganda's move to close UN rights office angers opposition

Tonight, Ugandan opposition leaders voice their anger at the government's move to effectively close the UN's human rights office in the country. In Togo, our team reports on an initiative that looks to curb the soaring number of teenage pregnancies. We'll also look at the World's toughest boat race, as…

France 24 · Feb 13, 2023

Panama rejects allegations it violated migrants' rights

Panama's government rejected accusations it violated the human rights of U.S.-bound migrants who cross into the country irregularly through the dangerous jungle of the Darien Gap, the country's security ministry said on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023