The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Around 1,400 political prisoners – including doctors, journalists and scientists – are jailed in the country, according to human rights groups

The Italian government has told judges at the European Union’s highest court that its transfers of migrants to asylum processing centers in Albania comply with EU and human rights laws

In our complex, interconnected world, there are risks of human rights violations throughout global supply chains. Examples include not only modern slavery and child labour, but also gender discrimination and violations of land, food and water rights.

Healthcare workers are protected under international law yet hundreds were detained during the war. Now, some of Gaza’s most senior doctors have spoken of the violence and abuse they say they faced

Biden policy required assurances U.S. allies using American weapons would follow humanitarian law and support U.S. aid shipments

Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday.

DRC prime minister tells human rights council fighting has left about 450,000 without shelter after camps destroyed

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the world

As India grapples with the Donald Trump government’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Supreme Court is hearing a writ petition to grant a stay on a December 2024 circular from the Delhi government refusing admission to Rohingya children who the government categorises as ‘illegal migrants’.