The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

South Sudan denies Israel talks over forced transfer of Palestinians

Human rights groups have warned that expelling the population from Gaza would violate international law.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025

Trump administration accuses UK of failing to uphold human rights

US state department says Labour government ‘repeatedly intervened to chill speech’ online after Southport attack

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025

Use of AI could worsen racism and sexism in Australia, human rights commissioner warns

Labor divided on how to respond to the emerging technology as media and arts groups fear ‘rampant theft’ of intellectual property

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2025

FIFA moves ahead with new human rights strategy for World Cup games, but advocates are skeptical

FIFA is testing a new protocol for the 2026 World Cup in North America, requiring host committees to develop human rights action plans

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

“Peaceful citizens of conscience have become terrorists, at the will of a human rights lawyer turned authoritarian." Massive Attack hit out at the "moral vacuum" of Keir Starmer's government as musician Peter Perrett, 73, is arrested at London protest

"UK civil liberties are trapped in a deeply cynical, manufactured crisis" - Robert del Naja

Louder · Aug 11, 2025

For Syrian Druze, latest violence is one more chapter in a centuries-long struggle over autonomy

Fighting has flared on and off in southern Syria for nearly a month, despite a fragile ceasefire. Violence in July 2025 left more than 1,600 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, including at least 166 civilians. The group, which is based in the United Kingdom, also…

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2025

‘An open war on free media’: Israel condemned over the ever-growing death toll of journalists in Gaza

Human rights organisations and news organisations have condemned the deaths of scores of journalists since 7 October 2023

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Minister can’t guarantee that murderers or rapists will spend any time in prison under ‘deport now, appeal later’ scheme

Scheme allows the UK to deport offenders who have had a human rights claim against their removal rejected, with any appeals heard from abroad over a video link

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025

‘Deport now, appeal later’ scheme expanded in drive to remove foreign criminals

The scheme allows the UK to deport offenders who have had a human rights claim against their removal rejected.

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2025

The Guardian view on attacking the ECHR: the real target is judicial independence and the rule of law

Editorial: The populist right sees the European convention as a soft target in a longer campaign to degrade democratic checks and balances

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025