The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Elderly British couple face dying in Afghanistan detention, UN experts warn

Human rights officials demand Peter and Barbie Reynolds be moved to hospital and out of ‘degrading’ jail conditions

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

‘It’s a madhouse’: US state department workers reeling after Trump’s firings

About 3,000 workers have left the agency through firings and buyouts in a move Democrats and staff call ‘unlawful’

The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2025

Dust and deceit: how one lawyer took on Big Asbestos and won

Today, business and human rights is a well-accepted field of study promulgated by academics, industry and civil society groups around the world. But in the mid-1990s, when a fledgling lawyer in England decided to sue a behemoth asbestos corporation in South Africa, the idea that corporations might have a responsibility…

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025

Friday briefing: A ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’ – why is the EU not doing more to sanction Israel?

In today’s newsletter: In failing to leverage its economic influence, the bloc is showing little more than empty threats – and breaking its own rules

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2025

Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Article 17, Memory Politics, and the ECtHR's Selective Silencing

In this fourth guest entry on The Volokh Conspiracy, I examine a domain where the European Court of Human Rights… The post Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Article 17, Memory Politics, and the ECtHR's Selective Silencing appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 17, 2025

Will Mike Waltz lead a ‘full-frontal assault’ on the UN?

Some fear Donald Trump’s nominee for UN ambassador will damage global development in a bid to rehabilitate his image after the Signal chat scandal

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

US deports immigrants to African country of Eswatini amid rights concerns

The Trump administration has pushed third-party countries to accept deportees whose home countries will not accept them.

Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2025

Push to end antisemitism is welcome but envoy’s plan raises concerns, Australia’s race commissioner warns

Giridharan Sivaraman says he hopes to meet Jillian Segal to discuss her proposals and their implications for fundamental rights and freedoms

The Guardian - AU · Jul 16, 2025

NHS Fife equality lead sought guidance on trans staff policies, tribunal told

Isla Bumba, a graduate who works as NHS Fife’s equality and human rights lead officer, gave evidence on Wednesday at a tribunal in Dundee.

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: The Low Threshold Hatred Paradigm—When "Offence" Is Enough to Restrict Speech

In this third post in The Volokh Conspiracy guest series, I examine a critical issue in the European Court of… The post Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: The Low Threshold Hatred Paradigm—When "Offence" Is Enough to Restrict Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 16, 2025