The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Caster Semenya was discriminated against by the introduction of rules forcing her to lower her testosterone levels in order to continue competing, according to a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights.

Caster Semenya has been in a long-running dispute with World Athletics since regulations requiring her to take hormone treatment to decrease her natural testosterone levels were introduced in 2018

A prominent Belarusian journalist is facing up to six years in prison as part of the government's years-long crackdown on independent media and human rights activists

“Grateful for the vital U.S.-India partnership & shared efforts to advance a free & open Indo-Pacific, regional stability, and civilian security,” Uzra Zeya, the U.S. Under Secretary for civil security, human rights and democracy, said in a tweet, describing her meeting with Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra.

The European Court of Human Rights is expected to deliver what could be the final judgment on Tuesday in Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal challenge against track and field's contentious sex eligibility rules

Human Rights Watch has urged a halt to a major East African oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies, warning of dire consequences for the environment and local communities.

The US will send the weapons to Ukraine – even as human rights groups oppose their use

António Guterres decries conflict’s ‘utter disregard’ for human rights law as clashes reported in multiple states

Young men in France perceived to be Black or Arab are 20 times more likely to be stopped by police than the rest of the population, according to the country's human rights ombudsman. Racial profiling runs deep in the French police force, but unlike in the US and Canada, very…