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French authorities in 2023 imposed excessive and illegitimate restrictions on people’s right to demonstrate, the rights group Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday.

The White House said Wednesday that it wanted "answers" from Israeli authorities about "deeply disturbing" reports of mass graves at the Gaza Strip's two main hospitals. The statement came as Israeli forces were carrying out "offensive action" across southern Lebanon, defence minister Yoav Gallant said, without specifying whether ground troops…

Report says thousands of people held in little-reported facilities where authorities are violating human rights on a large scale

Campaigners celebrate first step to loosening some of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws as four bills are sent to committee stage

Rights watchdogs including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Thursday said they were seeking UN help to end racial profiling by the French police.

Opposition figures accuse President Faure Gnassingbe of changing the rules so he can maintain his grip on power.

Investigation revealed EU-trained Senegalese police tackling cross-border crime worked to quash pro-democracy protests.

Amnesty International calls for return of deceased Palestinian prisoner's body from Israeli custody and investigation into his death. Advocating for transp...

Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa, the longest-serving in Israeli jails, passes away after 38 years. He was a renowned author who wrote about his prison exp...