The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

The 1982 campaign to stop the building of Tasmania’s Franklin River dam was a defining moment in the history of Australia’s social movements. Those events are now being recounted in the documentary Franklin, screening throughout the country.

The New Zealand government said on Monday it has suspended its official bilateral human rights dialogue with Iran, saying bilateral approaches were "no longer tenable" with basic human rights being denied in the country.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday called out next month's United Nations climate summit in Egypt for being "held in a tourist paradise in a country that violates many basic human rights."

New Zealand is formally supporting Vanuatu's quest to clarify international legal obligations of countries to preserve human rights in the face of climate change.

Tiger Woods has been a big critic of LIV for golfing reasons, but now a Saudi citizen has written to the 15-time Major winner asking him to condemn the country's regime

Criticism of group comes as advocates warn environmentalists should not downplay concerns about Egypt’s human rights record

There is little evidence to back up claims that international sporting events do anything to discourage human rights abuses

A CANTONESE restaurant in the centre of Glasgow seems an unlikely focus of international intrigue.

SFA president Rod Petrie and chief executive Ian Maxwell expected to fly out despite host nation's controversial record on human rights.

Saifullah Paracha, who was arrested in 2003 and accused of financing al-Qaeda, was never charged like most prisoners.

Türkiye has rejected accusations that it has arbitrarily detained and deported hundreds of Syrians in the past months. The Presidency of Migration Management denied on Friday allegations by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that Türkiye is deporting refugees to Syria without their consent. Describing the accusations as “scandalous,” the body said…