Drag Race UK’s Bimini champions trans rights during powerful BRIT Awards speech
Drag Race UK star Bimini Bon Boulash delivered a powerful message on trans rights at the 2024 BRIT Awards. On 2 March, some of the UK’s…
‘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…
All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law including possible war crimes”, according to the UN’s top…
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…
‘A legend for our people’: Inside an Indigenous activist’s death in Brazil | Indigenous Rights News
Uruçuca, Brazil – Mukunã Pataxó remembers his aunt began to sing moments before the gunfire rang out. Maria de Fátima Muniz, 52, was a spiritual…
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…
Macron wants to lead Europe on Ukraine, but France may not let him – POLITICO
The question, then, is: How far is Macron truly ready to go this time? His previous lofty rhetoric on Ukraine, after all, has not been…
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…
Can anyone stop Britain’s Tories going full Trump? – POLITICO
Who’s left? With an election looming, none of the One Nation members’ preferred candidates have indicated they would stand in a future leadership contest, and…
Ahead of election, tension brews in Kashmir over tribal caste quotas | Indigenous Rights
Tral, Indian-administered Kashmir – Like many people from his nomadic tribal community, Bashir Ahmed Gujjar, a 70-year-old shepherd, never went to school. Poor and often…
New Zealand moves to abolish Maori health authority despite protests | Indigenous Rights News
Centre-right government says health agency set up to improve access for Maori people will be abolished by end of June. New Zealand’s conservative government has…
Sweden to join NATO – POLITICO
Budapest finally made the move on Monday, with the parliament voting 188 to 6 votes in favor of the resolution. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán,…
Global Cybercrime Treaty: A delicate balance between security and human rights
Cybercrime is a multi-trillion-dollar business. Drugs and weapons are being bought on the “dark web”, fraudsters are fleecing members of the public in elaborate online…
Deepfake Dilemma: Balancing Regulation, Responsibility, and Rights in the AI Era
Imagine the chilling experience of hearing your own voice manipulated to spread lies, or witnessing your face contorted in a fabricated video, instantly destroying your…
Navalny’s body handed over by Russian authorities to his mother | Human Rights News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Navalny’s family had said that Russian authorities were withholding his body, after he died at a penal colony last week. The body…
‘Our bodies know the pain’: Why Norway’s reindeer herders want Gaza peace | Indigenous Rights
Fosen Peninsula, Norway – A herd of reindeer running through thick, white snow sounds a bit like thunder. It is a spectacle that has been replayed…