The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

President Trump's executive order imposes sanctions on ICC over investigations of Israel, raising concerns about hindering justice for human rights abuses ...

Marco Rubio heaped praise on a president who has jailed thousands with few legal niceties – but can work his model work elsewhere in Latin America beset by gang violence?

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city

The United Nations warned Friday that the worst may be yet to come if the violence engulfing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo spreads throughout the wider region.

Challenges faced by Bangladesh's interim government post-removal of former PM Sheikh Hasina. Calls for elections and reforms amid human rights concerns, ri...

Deported Indian migrants faced distressing treatment with shackles during a 40-hour flight home, raising concerns about migrant treatment and human rights.

NGOs across Southeast Asia say they will struggle to continue their work without US funding.

Abducted by soldiers as a student in Argentina, author and human rights activist Alicia Partnoy hopes young people stand up for migrant rights.

Organisation’s spokesperson says Israel’s observer status means it cannot formally withdraw from the body.

Freedom of worship is tenuous around the globe. The Pew Research Center’s latest annual report found “high” or “very high” levels of government constraints on religion in 59 of the 198 countries and territories it analyzed – a new record. When Pew began releasing reports on the issue in 2007,…

French company Decathlon, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, on Thursday defended its human rights record after reports it had benefited from forced labor in China.