The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

Bringing Russia back onto the UN’s top human rights body will ‘signify a dangerous global drift into untrammelled violence against most vulnerable and innocent’, experts warn

US and UK companies with foreign operations use audits to prevent worker abuse – but auditors say the checks aren’t working

Human Rights Watch terms Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant’s call for a ‘complete siege’ on Gaza a ‘war crime’.

Human Rights Watch report detailing alleged abuses at home and abroad raises questions over UK government’s asylum plan

The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has registered a suo motu case based on newspaper reports in connection with the accident in which two young doctors were killed and three others injured after their car fell into a waterbody at North Paravur on September 31 midnight.

A lawyer tried to assure the U.K. Supreme Court that the British government analyzed the risks of sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda and would have people there to make sure it was safe

Activists criticise ‘sham’ parliamentary elections in the Southern African monarchy, where political parties are banned.

Demand for research fellowship in Calicut University colleges raised again. Syndicate hiked fellowship amount for teaching depts. from ₹11K to ₹15K & ₹18K for senior research fellows. Former Senate member filed complaint w/ State Human Rights Commission. Sub-committee gave go-ahead to extend fellowship to research centres in affiliated colleges. University…

Parliamentarians from 15 countries urge reduction in vote to signal disapproval of country’s crackdown on Uyghur population