The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.

In an echo of the Cold War, Russian authorities blacklisted on Monday a U.S.-based foundation named for Andrei Sakharov, the late Soviet-era dissident physicist known for supporting nuclear disarmament, international cooperation, and human rights.

In tonight's edition: Opposition voices in South Africa and international critics of the Kremlin slam Pretoria's welcoming of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Also, the United Nations, Amnesty International and the European Union call for a prompt and impartial investigation into the killing of a human rights lawyer in Eswatini.…

US measures, taken in coordination with the EU and UK, target Iranian officials accused of suppressing demonstrations.

Colombia witnessed killings of 215 social leaders and human rights activists in 2022, the highest toll ever recorded, as illegal armed groups intensified their attacks in key drug-trafficking areas, the government's human rights ombudsman said on Monday.

Britain on Monday sanctioned more Iranian figures over what it said were human rights violations on Iranian people including the recent execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari. The sanctions included an asset freeze on Iranian deputy prosecutor general Ahmad Fazelian, who the British foreign office said was responsible for…

The NGO Human Rights Watch has denounced murders, deaths in custody, enforced disappearances, and acts of torture linked to the clampdown against anti-governments demonstrations by the authorities in October.

Britain sanctioned more Iranian individuals and entities on Monday over the country's "brutal repression" of its people, including a crackdown on anti-government protests and the recent execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari.

EU ministers on Monday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Iran, the Swedish EU presidency said. "Ministers adopted a new package of sanctions against Iran, targeting those driving the repression.

Former Socceroos skipper Craig Foster opens up about his drive to advocate for human rights and why more sports stars should be using their platform.

The death of two Yemenis under torture in Houthi prisons sparked widespread human rights anger on Monday, amid accusations that the militias had killed 300 civilians abducted in the same way over the course of eight years. According to Yemeni human rights reports, one civilian and one military detainees died…