The Global Magnitsky Act: Make it make sense, Joe | Human Rights
The empire has struck again. On March 4, the United States imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa for corruption and serious human rights abuses through…
Hinduja human trafficking trial set for June as family’s arguments rejected
The trial of four members of the billionaire Hinduja family charged with human trafficking over the mistreatment of their domestic staff will proceed in June…
US State Dept human rights officer latest to resign in Gaza protest | Israel War on Gaza News
Annelle Sheline, a Middle East analyst who promoted human rights on behalf of the United States government, has become the latest staffer at the US…
Human rights crisis in El Salvador ‘deepening’: Amnesty | Human Rights News
Rights group says President Nayib Bukele has reduced gang violence by replacing it with state violence. As El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele embarks on his…
Bali Process Engagement: Uniting Against Human Trafficking
A group representing the Bali Process, headed by its Co-Chairs Ambassador Lynn Bell from Australia and Ambassador Tri Tharyat from Indonesia, held discussions with Foreign…
Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns | Hong Kong Protests News
A new national security law has come into force in Hong Kong despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city…
US sanctions Nicaragua’s attorney general over human rights concerns | News
Washington says Morales Urbina ‘exploited her office to facilitate a coordinated campaign to suppress dissent’. The United States has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua’s attorney general…
Slain Soldiers: ‘As Army Intensifies Manhunt, Troops Must Respect Human Rights’
Following the brutal killings of personnel of the Nigerian Army on a peace mission to two warring communities in Delta State in the South-south, President…
Profits from forced labour at nearly one-quarter of a trillion dollars: ILO | Human Rights News
Sexual exploitation accounts for nearly three-quarters of ‘obscene’ illegal profits from forced labour, says UN agency. Criminals are reaping “obscene” profits of nearly one-quarter of…
Algeria: Opposition leader Karim Tabbou given six-month suspended sentence | Human Rights News
An Algerian court has issued a six-month suspended sentence and a 50,000 dinars ($372) fine to the prominent democracy activist Karim Tabbou, according to a…
Looking back on Mungo Man – human remains millennia older than the pyramids – 50 years on
Fifty years ago, Australia's history was rewritten by a chance discovery in Far West New South Wales.Geologist Jim Bowler was on a journey to explore…
Iran condemns UN experts’ report on protest crackdown as ‘false’, ‘biased’ | Human Rights News
Report by UN fact-finding mission says Iran’s brutal suppression of 2022 protests amounted to crimes against humanity. Iran has condemned a report by United Nations…
‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on…
Hundreds bid final farewell to Russia’s Alexey Navalny, risking arrest | Human Rights News
Huge crowds have gathered to bid a final farewell to Alexey Navalny, many chanting his name and saying they will not forgive Russian authorities for…
Northern Ireland judge rules ‘Troubles’ violence amnesty breaches rights | Human Rights News
A new law that gives immunity from prosecution for most offences committed during Northern Ireland’s decades of sectarian violence is not compliant with human rights,…
Funeral of Kremlin critic Navalny to be held in Moscow on Friday | Human Rights News
Widow of the Russian opposition leader unsure whether his funeral will pass off peacefully after Russia blocked memorial service plans. The funeral of Russian opposition…
Why were Muslim prisoners in the US pepper-sprayed while praying? | Human Rights
On February 28, 2021, just after 9pm, nine Muslim men removed their shoes, lined up in single file, and knelt quietly for Isha, their faith’s…
Russian human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov sentenced to jail | Newsfeed
NewsFeedThe co-chair of a Russian rights group that shared the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize has been jailed for two and half years for ‘discrediting’ the…
Protecting Human Rights: A Necessity in Balochistan
In a world plagued by inequality and injustice, human rights stand as a beacon of hope – a promise that every person, regardless of their…
Joe Biden Is Not a Human Rights Guy. Don’t Be So Surprised.
This might sound harsh to Biden stans. The president, after all, is an empathetic figure. He has experienced personal tragedies, and he certainly talks the…