The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

The Gambia’s post-dictatorship democratic transition recently suffered a setback. The Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill, 2024 failed to pass its second reading in the national assembly.

President Donald Trump reportedly approved a directive on Aug. 8 authorizing the use of U.S. military force against Latin American drug cartels, which his administration has labeled as foreign terrorist organizations.

POLICE Scotland's consideration to use live facial recognition technology is “not justifiable” and would be a “radical departure” from the…

AMNESTY International has called on the Lord Advocate of Scotland to drop all charges against those arrested for peacefully protesting in support of…

Rights groups are questioning a multimillion-dollar arms sale by the United States to Nigeria as security forces in the west African nation continue to be accused of killing civilians with impunity.

Analysts warn E1 plan will fragment Palestinian lands, undermining the viability of a future Palestinian state.

When more than 1,300 people at the U.S. State Department lost their jobs in a mass firing this summer, most headlines focused on what it meant for American diplomacy. But the layoffs are about more than embassies and foreign policy – they could also make it harder for U.S. companies…

Al-Haq lost a legal challenge against the Government in June over the export of fighter jet parts that can be used by Israel.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue