The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

The U.N. human rights office has warned of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state and new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the army and an ethnic armed group fighting it

Friends of the Earth will argue private companies are allowed to create their own public order laws that stifle demonstrations

Ahmad Farhad was pushed into vehicle hours after posting about threats from country’s spy agency, says Syeda Urooj Zainab

Hugh de Kretser has been named as the new president of the Australian Human Rights Commission for the next five years.

US lawmakers are pushing to sanction International Criminal Court over prosecutor’s push to seek Israel arrest warrants.

Gantz is branded a centrist and possible replacement for Netanyahu, but experts say there are similarities between them.

European court of human rights rejects appeals over Mikheil Saakashvili’s criminal cases heard in Georgian courts

The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday rejected appeals of criminal convictions by Georgia's former president Mikheil Saakashvili, finding the trials in his home country had been fair.

Finland's proposal to block asylum seekers with Russian applications sparks debate on efficiency and human rights.

In tonight's edition: With just one week to go before South Africa heads to the polls, we head to Cape Town, where our correspondent tells us what's at stake before the crucial day. Also, an investigation by Lighthouse Reports accuses the EU of funding serious human rights abuses in Tunisia,…

Fifa must be prepared to deny Saudi Arabia the right to host the 2034 men’s World Cup if the kingdom fails to meet human rights obligations, according to a legal submission filed with the governing body