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Iran has executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups

Sunday May 21 is election day in Timor-Leste, when voters decide on 65 members of parliament to represent them. Each election is a reminder of the successful regional and international cooperation that led to Timor-Leste’s independence. It’s also a reminder of the importance of Timor-Leste as an exemplar of democracy,…

In the wake of Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in the heart of Adelaide this week, proposed changes to a law relating to public protest are generating a chorus of opposition from unions and human rights groups.

Government says it will try rioting protesters under the law, which was enacted in 1952 to prosecute army personnel.

Rights groups including Amnesty and Human Rights Watch call proposals ‘a dangerous precedent’ in open letter

A 15-year-old girl who had spent 50 days in detention on a charge of royal defamation walked free on Thursday afternoon after a court ordered her release, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said.

A U.K.-based rights group is launching an interactive map documenting human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly two years ago

Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing him psychologically by denying him calls with his children while he serves a 25-year sentence on charges he says are politically motivated.

Human rights minister in exile calls on NZ to do more about abuses committed by the military regime in his home country.

A PUBLIC policy expert has hailed the Scottish Government’s “human rights” approach to social security.

International human rights champions and LGBTQ+ campaigners appeal to MPs to vote against bill proposed by rightwingers