The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

The Tory Home Secretary is said to be appointing a reviewer of the Modern Slavery Act - which Theresa May said was the 'great human rights issue of our time' - to prevent lawyers using it to stop deportation flights

‘What do we do if we stop fighting for our human rights? It becomes a dictatorship,’ says Patsy Stevenson

US president’s comments come amid opposition to the possible visit from legislators and human rights groups.

The Syrian has already been sold and tortured on his journey to reach the UK, but now faces deportation to Rwanda, where Rwandan politicians have criticised the government's human rights record

A former Twitter Inc. employee accused of helping Saudi Arabia crack down on dissidents says there should be no mention at his U.S. trial of the government’s involvement in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

When Joe Biden was running for president, he wasn't shy about calling out dictators and authoritarian leaders

One month after killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Washington has yet to condemn Israel or back third-party investigation.

Eight Iranian men convicted of theft are in imminent risk of having their fingers cut off, campaign groups warned on Friday. All eight men are being held in the Greater Tehran prison waiting for their fingers on one hand to be amputated, the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in…

A court in London rejects an emergency bid to block the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. The first refugees are expected to be flown to the east African country next week despite public outcry over its human rights record. Also in this edition, there's disappointment in South Sudan and…

Charities and a trade union launched legal challenge to stop British government sending asylum seekers to Rwanda.

The Committee of Ministers is to ask the UK Government to provide more information on its proposals to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.