The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

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.

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

‘Women and girls who reached out for help were instead punished with arbitrary detention and torture,’ human rights group alleges

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, CHP, and the united opposition represent a beacon of hope for democracy, human rights, freedom, cooperation

Human rights groups say Khalaf al-Rumaithi was among dozens of the UAE critics who faced an ‘unfair’ mass trial.