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Facebook and Instagram owner reaches legal agreement with human rights campaigner in case that could set precedent for millions

The Trump administration is using an infamous prison in El Salvador as a legal "black hole"

Political scientist Mneesha Gellman on Cecot, targeting of innocuous tattoos, and Bukele-Trump parallels

Canada and Ecuador’s new free-trade agreement is threatening the rights of Indigenous peoples and their territories, and increasing social and environmental conflicts across the country. These are just some of the concerns being brought forward by the National Confederation of Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador and other civil rights organizations in…

Syria’s Alawites fear they may never be safe after hundreds were killed in sectarian-motivated violence.

The US has sent hundreds of migrants to El Salvador to be held without trial in Cecot, a controversial prison known for its harsh conditions

An estimated 800,000 Afghans have already returned or been forcibly removed since 2023, 70% of them women and children.

Attorneys are pressing for answers about the whereabouts of three dozen people arrested in immigration raids

Cutting down on red tape to help boost companies’ competitiveness is the aim of a European Commission proposal to simplify corporate reporting obligations. But critics of the so-called Omnibus package claim the proposal is a step back for human rights and the environment.