The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday that she had urged the Chinese government to review its counter-terrorism policies to ensure that they comply with international human rights standards.

Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which has violated international law, UN experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press. The experts also accused seven Libyan armed groups of systematically using unlawful detention to punish perceived opponents,…

An Algerian military officer-turned-democracy activist has been deported from Spain and charged in Algeria in a case that human rights groups see as another sign of an ever-expanding crackdown on dissent

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Cloud head Thomas Kurien clarified that its deal with oil giant Saudi Aramco did not include oil production, Bloomberg reports. “We work with Aramco system integration division, not with the oil-and-gas division,” Kurian said. Google’s critics, including its employees, have claimed that providing cloud tools to oil-and-gas…

Ethiopia's state-appointed human rights body called on Friday for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days in the capital Addis Ababa and the restive region of Amhara.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr will become president on June 30 amid concern the brutality of his father’s regime is being erased.

The owner of Pontins, Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited, has been accused of using an "undesirable guests" list of names including Boylan, Corcoran, Doherty to stop Gypsies and Travellers attending

Pontins owner Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd last year entered into a 12-month legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Equality watchdog accuses firm of failing to comply with deal to eradicate discrimination

The United Nations’ special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the deterioration of rights in the country and called on the ruling Taliban to reverse new restrictions on women

The United Nations rights envoy in Afghanistan said on Thursday the country faces "severe" human rights challenges and called on Taliban authorities to reverse growing restrictions on women and investigate attacks against religious minorities.