The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

British Chagos Islanders set to sue UK government as they demand territory is not given to Mauritius

The women say their human rights have been ‘stripped away’

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

US deports over 200 Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador despite court ban

Alleged Tren de Aragua members sent to Latin American country amid legal and human rights concerns.

Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2025

Shein Says US Tariff Hit Won't Stop Fast-fashion Flood

Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will not eject fast-fashion juggernaut Shein from the US market, its executive chairman Donald Tang has told AFP. The head of the online platform, which has come in for scrutiny over its environmental footprint and allegations of human rights violations, also insisted that the…

International Business Times · Mar 15, 2025

Fears for human rights as Peru passes ‘simply brutal’ anti-NGO law

Experts say legislation will prevent vulnerable people from accessing justice in latest government-backed crackdown

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025

Killer who stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam in ‘white hot anger’ in row over teddy bear jailed for 23 years

Hassan Sentamu, 18, murdered aspiring human rights lawyer Elianne Andam, 15, as she stood up for a friend

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias

United Nations-backed human rights experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

Attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania: African court holds government responsible – why it matters

People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government’s failure to protect their rights prompted the filing of a case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The case was brought by…

The Conversation · Mar 12, 2025

‘Shame on you, Jacinta Allan’: mother of Aboriginal woman who died in custody says Labor’s bail laws will cost lives

Aunty Donna Nelson accuses premier of insulting daughter’s memory as government moves to reverse reforms made in response to her death

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2025

Syria Determined To 'Prevent Unlawful Revenge' Says Fact-finding Committee

A committee formed by Syria's new authorities to investigate a wave of deadly violence said on Tuesday the country was determined to "prevent unlawful revenge".

International Business Times · Mar 12, 2025

Wendy Tyndale obituary

Other lives: Campaigner for human rights in Latin America who explored the role of religion in development

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025