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Human rights activists say imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication from her, and has met with her father

Associated Newspapers argued it was ‘excessive’ for such fees to be added to the costs of people who had sued it

Azerbaijan's human rights violations and crackdown on dissenting voices raise concerns at COP29.

Human rights activists wrote to the King during King Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain’s visit

Human rights activists wrote to the King asking him to ‘raise the issue of political prisoners’ during King Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain’s visit.

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Israel’s year-long assault has left Gaza’s health care system in ruins. But American medicine is largely silent

Detained Uyghurs in Thailand allegedly forbidden contact with relatives, lawyers and subjected to ‘different standard of care than other detainees’

The president-elect could spark tension between the culturally open cities staging events and a national government promoting insularity

The ‘theme’ chosen for Cop29 must be some kind of dark joke. This summit, like those before it, is a mere act of greenwashing, says climate crisis campaigner Greta Thunberg

Governments are gathering in Azerbaijan on Monday for talks on the climate that will test wealthy nations' commitment to funding poorer ones bearing the brunt of global warming. But concerns over Baku's human rights record and deep ties to fossil fuels have cast a heavy shadow over the UN’s crucial…