The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

All along, Putin has counted on the fact that Europe needs Russian gas. But that's also his Achilles heel

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that the absence of peace and a long-term ceasefire agreement in Yemen will pose additional challenges this year at all levels. The OHCA underlined in its 2022 overview on Yemen’s humanitarian needs that violations of international humanitarian…

A proposed legally-binding action plan will focus on resolving issues for DWP claimants.

The United Nations human rights office sounded the alarm on Friday about growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, urging both Moscow and Kyiv to order combatants to respect international law. "Russian armed forces have indiscriminately shelled and bombed populated areas, killing civilians and wrecking hospitals, schools and other civilian…

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday there was growing evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including signs of indiscriminate shelling and summary executions, while it said Ukraine also appeared to have used weapons with indiscriminate effects.

MPs from around the world tell Jacinda Ardern that case of murder suspect Kyung Yup Kim could set ‘dangerous precedent’

The judge said basic human rights must be adhered to behind bars, whether a prisoner was Nelson Mandela or someone alleged to be a neo-Nazi.

Human Rights First says asylum seekers were jailed on average for 3.7 months after being allowed into the United States.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is calling on the government of El Salvador to respect human rights, after authorities declared a state of emergency and rounded up 14,000 suspected gang members