All news on the topic: Human rights

Human rights activists, lawyers, LGBT people, children, and women have all faced repression in Egypt’s decades-long human rights crisis. In the latest escalation, authorities have since July 2025 been targeting social media influencers, including TikTokkers, vloggers, belly dancers, and tattoo artists, citing “family values” and “public morals.”

A five-month investigation uncovers how four members of a single family were shot and killed in one day, drawing attention to a pattern where Israeli troops target unarmed civilians.

A group of Palestinians is set to file a legal petition urging the UK to take responsibility for what they describe as “serial international law violations,” including war crimes committed during the British occupation of Palestine from 1917 to 1948, with ongoing consequences that they assert are still felt today.

Seven people in England and Scotland have been charged with terrorism offences related to organizing protests and holding Zoom meetings allegedly linked to the banned group Palestine Action, police said.

Only one in four detainees from Gaza are identified as fighters by Israel’s military intelligence, classified data indicates, with civilians making up the vast majority of Palestinians held without charge or trial in abusive prisons.

Amnesty International calls for responsibility following the execution of Druze civilians "in cold blood" in Suwayda, accusing Syrian forces of sectarian crimes that reveal the deadly consequences of impunity.

Greece has enacted strict legislation that could result in rejected asylum seekers receiving prison sentences, fines, and orders to wear ankle monitors, as part of the center-right government’s ongoing efforts to discourage undocumented migrants from entering its territory.

When Enes Kanter Freedom appeared on a basketball court in his Boston Celtics jersey and a pair of trainers emblazoned with the slogan “Free Uyghur”, the reaction from Beijing was swift.

It started with a journey for snacks.

The Georgian prosecutor’s office has frozen the bank accounts of seven civil society organizations, accusing them of "sabotage" in connection with mass protests in 2024.

A Greenlandic mother’s one-hour-old baby was removed from her by Danish authorities after she underwent “parenting competence” tests – despite a new law banning the use of the controversial psychometric assessments on people with Greenlandic backgrounds.

Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of labor activist Sharifah Mohammadi, nearly a year after overturning the verdict due to lack of evidence, according to the Norway-based rights group Hengaw.

Second night of street violence in multiple cities following months of escalating anti-government protests.

Campaigners argue that having personnel from Shell and BAE Systems positioned within ministries creates a possibility for undue influence.

Bangladesh’s ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her children face corruption charges over disputed land deals as trials proceed amid tight security.

Three fatalities in Tunisian prisons within one week in July have alarmed rights groups about prison conditions and alleged mistreatment, leading to urgent appeals for government investigations.

Foreign embassies and media advocates condemned the sentencing of Mzia Amaghlobeli after a Georgian court jailed the veteran journalist.

A cyclist has claimed that he was given a ticket by a City of London Police officer under the Human Rights Act for cycling no handed.

A relentless crackdown over the past 18 months has eradicated any semblance of independent media from authoritarian Azerbaijan.

For more than ten years, ’Pravfond’ has been offering legal assistance to Russians worldwide. Internal emails obtained by journalists reveal how it worked together with spies, financed propaganda initiatives, and established points of influence along the way.

As part of a comprehensive reform of its deportation and migration policies, the EU is suggesting the deportation of asylum seekers to nations the bloc has labeled as "safe third countries," which include Tunisia and Egypt.