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A global human rights group says Hamas-led armed groups committed numerous war crimes during the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel that precipitated the war in Gaza

Human rights NGO reports arbitrary detentions of opposition figures in Venezuela ahead of presidential election, raising concerns about political repressio...

Oleksandra Matviichuk spent years documenting alleged Russian war crimes but the events of 2022 still shocked her.

While most adults have nostalgic memories of being young, and the freedom, exploration and learning that entails, this will be less likely for the current generation of youth. Newly published research into and by young Australians presents disturbing findings that a high proportion of Australians feel as though they are…

IOC signs deal with kingdom to host gaming Olympics over 12-year period amid criticism of Saudi human rights record

Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka, the legendary African author and activist, is proof of what words and acts can achieve in the struggle for justice and human rights. Soyinka, aged 90, embodies unrelenting activism and literary excellence.

A Dutch court has rejected a claim from human rights organizations that the Netherlands is dodging a court order to stop sending F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel which could use them in Gaza

Rwandan election likely to secure President Kagame's fourth term amid minimal opposition and concerns over human rights violations.

Crown prince criticised ‘bad laws’ for Mohammed al-Ghamdi’s death sentence months before second conviction