Guantanamo at 23: What’s next for the ‘lawless’ detention facility? | Human Rights News
Washington, DC – The detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, turns 23 on Saturday. For Mansoor Adayfi, a former inmate at the prison, the anniversary marks…
Australia violated rights of asylum seekers held in Nauru, UN watchdog says | Human Rights News
UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention.The Australian government violated a human rights treaty by detaining…
Historians say Jimmy Carter’s human rights legacy includes grim failures | Human Rights News
In South Korea, as well, historians say that Carter adopted the messaging of a military government facing human rights criticism. In May 1980, a student-led…
US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman | Human Rights News
Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights in the US.The United States has transferred 11…
UK Prime Minister Starmer slams ‘lies’ after Musk tirade | Child Rights News
Starmer defends record as prosecutor after tech billionaire Musk attacks him and other Labour figures over handling of child rape cases.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
Egyptian activist al-Qaradawi’s family appeal to Lebanese PM for release | Human Rights News
Al-Qaradawi’s family seeks Lebanese PM’s intervention to prevent his deportation to Egypt, fearing risks to his life.The family of Egyptian opposition activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi…
Nigeria’s defence chief on human rights abuse reports and security | Boko Haram
General Christopher Musa addresses the Boko Haram challenge, corruption reports, and more.For more than 15 years, Nigeria’s armed forces have battled Boko Haram and groups…
UN human rights chief: Investigate Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeedThe UN Higher Commissioner for Human Rights told the UN Security Council that Israeli claims of Hamas launching attacks from hospitals in Gaza are often…
Sandfire Resources America Inc. Announces Win at the Montana Supreme Court Regarding Water Rights Ruling
Article contentWHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Mont., Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sandfire Resources America Inc. (“Sandfire America” or the “Company”) announces a positive ruling for…
Calls grow for release of jailed poet al-Qaradawi after arrest in Lebanon | Human Rights News
Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese official said.A group of lawyers and activists have called for…
Jimmy Carter redefined ‘evangelical’ in campaigns, race, women’s rights
PLAINS, Ga. — Before reaching the 1978 peace deal between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin, Jimmy Carter managed months of intense preparation, high-stakes negotiations…
US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia | Human Rights News
Transfer of Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the US army prison in Cuba is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden administration.The Pentagon…
Blair was urged to delay rights for new EU workers, files reveal
Getty ImagesTony Blair with his foreign secretary at the time, Jack StrawSenior ministers urged the then-Prime Minister Tony Blair to delay granting employment rights to…
Jimmy Carter dies; 39th president became human rights advocate
Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and decent” government to Watergate-weary…
Authorities find 12 bodies in clandestine graves in northern Mexico | Human Rights News
Skeletal remains discovered in Mexican border state of Chihuhua taken to lab for possible identification, officials say.Authorities in Mexico have uncovered 12 bodies in clandestine…
Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union | Labour Rights News
Strike over wages and staffing issues comes at one of the coffee chain’s busiest times of the year.A strike at Starbucks has expanded to more…
A fight for holiday equality: How Black Santas shaped US civil rights | Civil Rights
But, as Moss would learn, the figure of Santa Claus was more than a pathway to visibility and acceptance. The holiday legend wielded vast economic…
Hong Kong police announce bounties on overseas pro-democracy activists | Human Rights News
Police in Chinese territory offer $130,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of six campaigners.Hong Kong authorities have placed bounties on six pro-democracy activists…
UN raises death toll for recent Cite Soleil massacre in Haiti’s capital | Human Rights News
The UN now says 207 people were killed in a slum neighborhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince, earlier this month.The United Nations has raised the death…
Video: Israeli attacks on Gaza kill displaced civilians, including children | Human Rights
NewsFeedA series of Israeli attacks on displacement camps and designated “safe zones” in Gaza has killed several Palestinians, including children.Published On 23 Dec 202423 Dec…