Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

‘A savage punishment’: Russian journalist Ivan Safronov given 22-year prison sentence

Human rights activists say 32-year-old’s treatment shows ‘perilous reality faced by journalists in Russia today‘

The Independent UK

Furious parents blast school which removed toilet doors to make pupils 'feel safer'

Parrenthorn High in Bury, Greater Manchester, has been accused of eroding students’ human rights after it took off the doors in two toilet areas in a bid to "keep pupils as safe as possible and improve the school environment"

Daily Mirror

Xinjiang Red Dates, Linked to Forced Labor, Sold in US

Report says 20% of world’s red dates come from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and are likely the products of forced labor.

The News Lens

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

China's angry defense of its "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang

The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid". Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Iranian Militias Withdraw Rockets Aimed at Int’l Coalition in East Euphrates

Leaders of Iranian militias in Syria have ordered their members to completely cease their military activity, warning that violations will be met with penalties. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the militias pulled out all their rocket launchpads from areas extending from Alboukamal to al-Hatla, passing through al-Mayadeen. Al-Mayadeen…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Al Jazeera denounces Israeli probe findings in Abu Akleh killing

The network has decried Israel’s attempt to ‘evade criminal responsibility’ for the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.

Al Jazeera

Israeli inquiry into Shireen Abu Akleh killing draws condemnation

Palestinian officials, human rights advocates, and the family of Al Jazeera journalist slam findings of Israeli inquiry.

Al Jazeera

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Government ignored 'serious' warnings over Rwanda's human rights record, court told

In one memo, Foreign Office officials said they advised Downing Street against engagement with several countries, including Rwanda, the court was told in written arguments.

Daily Mirror

Nottinghamshire public venues could become 'heat banks' for those struggling with energy bills

Liz Truss says that she will offer more support to help people pay their energy bills

Nottingham Post

Sri Lanka refuses international human rights investigation

Sri Lanka says it will not accept any international investigation imposed by the U.N. Human Rights Council into alleged rights abuses during the country’s long civil war

The Independent UK

‘Our people are still trapped’: Uyghur exiles demand action on abuses

Campaigners criticise failure of UN report to label China’s crackdown on Muslim minorities genocide

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers ignored evidence Rwanda violated human rights, court told

African country went back on list of destinations for ‘migration partnership’ after civil servants had ruled it out, judges hear

The Guardian - UK

High Court battle to defeat Tories' 'inhumane' Rwanda policy begins

A HIGH Court challenge against the Government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is set to begin.

The National (Scotland)

China collecting DNA samples from across Tibet, says rights group

Human Rights Watch claims new evidence of a systemic DNA collection drive across Tibet as part of a ‘crime detection’ program

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The News Lens

Illegal Fishing, Worker Abuse Claims Leave a Bad Taste for Bumble Bee Seafood

A new report by Greenpeace East Asia has found that Bumble Bee Seafoods and its parent company, Fong Chun Formosa Fishery Company of Taiwan, are sourcing seafood from vessels involved in human rights abuses as well as illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices.

ABC News

Alcohol restrictions are 'dehumanising', says former West Australian of the Year Tracy Westerman

Tracy Westerman accuses West Australian authorities of having "a love affair with restricting human rights" as they consider a ban on most takeaway alcohol in the Kimberley and Pilbara.

AAP

Most Aussies want federal human rights act

Three in four Australians want a national human rights act and a majority want different cultures and ethnic groups to do more to fit in, a poll suggests.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberal MP urges UN to investigate youth justice facilities over ‘serious breaches’ of human rights

Matt Bach has written to UN subcommittee about the ‘systematic’ isolation of youth detainees he says contravenes international law

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

‘Harmful and unwelcome’ UK Bill of Rights will interfere with the constitution

THE Scottish Government has issued a lengthy attack on highly controversial legislation to replace the Human Rights Act, warning it is “harmful…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Forces Establish Third Military Base in Syria's Qamishli

US forces established a third military base in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah on Saturday, a war monitor reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the new military base was set up in Naqara village, three kilometers southwest of Qamishli city in Hasakah province. The two other…

The Independent UK

Bill of Rights ‘harmful and unwelcome’, says Scottish Government

The Bill of Rights would make the UK Supreme Court the ultimate arbiter of human rights law in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Cabinet Office 'belligerent' as SNP MP hires top law firm in battle to access secret polling data on the Union

TOP human rights lawyers have been hired by an SNP MP as he continues his legal battle with the UK Government over secret polling on the union.

The Guardian - UK

Argentina 1985 review – rousingly-acted junta trial dramatisation

Venice film festival 2022: Ricardo Darin anchors this courtroom drama as the chief prosecutor bringing military leaders to justice for human rights abuse

Dynamite News

International: Violence against women rampant in Pakistan; safety, security remain a concern

Violence against women in Pakistan has become a problem that cannot be neglected, as it has become a social norm in the households. Read more on Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post

Saudi 'snitch app' raises alarms

BEIRUT: A Saudi app that lets ordinary people “play the role of a police officer” may have alerted authorities to the tweets of a student whose sentencing to 34 years in jail has drawn international condemnation.

1 … 286 287 288 289

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Amnesty International

Palestinian Authority

543 stories

HRW

521 stories

International Criminal Court

410 stories

European Court of Human Rights

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.