Human Rights

US legislators voice concerns over Tunisia rights crackdown
Congress members say ‘autocratic consolidation’, treatment of migrants threatens US-Tunisia relations.
Published On 28 Mar 2023
‘Terrible tragedy’: Mexico migrant detention centre fire kills 39
Another 28 people injured in deadly blaze at an immigration holding centre in Ciudad Juarez near the US border.
Published On 28 Mar 2023
Russia-Ukraine war exposed human rights ‘double standards’
Amnesty International publishes annual report highlighting the state of human rights in more than 150 countries.
Published On 28 Mar 2023
UN mission accuses EU of aiding crimes against humanity in Libya
Fact-finding mission says state security forces and armed militia groups have committed a wide array of crimes.
Published On 27 Mar 2023

The US has seen many state bills limiting transgender rights this year. Activists say everyone should be alarmed.

Abbas Gallyamov wrote speeches for Vladimir Putin during the Russian leader’s 2008-12 time as prime minister.

Rights advocates say expanded border restrictions will push asylum seekers to take riskier journeys to seek protection.

Dozens of current and former workers who harvested fibre for Furukawa Plantaciones say their human rights were violated.

With US and Canada promoting different approaches to worsening crisis in Haiti, experts say question is ‘what’s next?’

Nearly 100 applicants who applied for protective visas after working with US forces in Iraq remain in limbo.

Australia’s 122-year-old constitution does not acknowledge the Indigenous population as country’s original inhabitants.

As armed groups continue to jostle for power, the Red Cross reports a six-year high in civilians injured by explosives.

Law could be the first to criminalise identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ): Rights Watch

International human rights experts denounce ‘witch hunt’ against Nobel Prize-winning group Memorial on Tuesday.

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