Human Rights

US sues Tesla over alleged ‘pervasive racial’ abuse against Black workers
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, compensation and an order that Tesla curb racism at its plant in California.
Published On 29 Sep 2023
More than 2,500 dead, missing as 186,000 cross Mediterranean in 2023
UN refugee agency says ‘no end in sight’ to the lives lost in Mediterranean and on land routes to sea departure points.
Published On 29 Sep 2023
Judge sides with US slave descendants in Indigenous citizenship dispute
A judge with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ruled an 1866 treaty offers path to citizenship for Black slave descendants.
Published On 28 Sep 2023
UK, Canada, Taiwan criticise Myanmar as generals unleash ‘corrective purge’
Plan for elections and continued violence and atrocities draw concern in West, as Russia and China cosy up to regime.
Published On 28 Sep 2023

Rights groups say a climate of fear has been unleashed on LGBTQ individuals in Uganda since the law was passed in May.

SOS Mediterranee refugee rescue group as well as environment and human rights defenders win the Right Livelihood Award.

Rights groups condemn sentence against prominent campaigner on issues of climate change and environmental degradation.

Indigenous ‘Minga’ collective urges action to stem a rising wave of violence in their communities across Colombia.

Washington says Israel’s admission to Visa Waiver Program recognises ‘shared security interests, close cooperation’.

Urban expansion and the commodification of land are driving disputes in areas near the Ugandan capital.

Residents of Rempang Island have until September 28 to leave their villages to make way for a sprawling economic zone.

Anon Nampa was arrested in 2020 after making the call for change during mass anti-government protests.

Authorities are violating religious freedoms across China as the leadership seeks to assert control.

Kenyan Defence Minister Aden Duale says country ready to deploy to Haiti to help tackle gang violence.

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