The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Families of detained opposition members in Tunisia have filed a case at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

The UK is ranked at number 145 worldwide, out of a total of 160 countries, for prevalence of modern slavery.

Army brought in to forcibly relocate refugees from the capital, despite pleas from human rights organisations

Australia imports more than $25 billion in goods that may have used modern slavery, and for the first time solar panels are one of the most valuable, according to a human rights group funded by Andrew Forrest.

Retired Justice Arun Mishra, Chairperson of, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), at a meeting of the human rights body on Tuesday, said that if sub-standard education for children in madrasas continues, Muslims would “never come up”. He maintained that there is a need to standardise education for children.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will meet Indian leader Narendra Modi at Kirribilli ahead of bilateral talks.

Romania has failed to enforce the rights of same-sex couples by refusing to recognise their relationships, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Tuesday in a ruling which will force policymakers to expand protections for the LGBT community.

China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on Tibet to build a prosperous, harmonious and "new socialist Tibet" underpinned by unity and civility, days after Group of Seven (G7) nations expressed concern over human rights in the region.

Thirty-seven groups, both Tunisian and international, voiced concern over the crackdown on the judiciary’s independence.