All news on the topic: Human rights

North Koreans use the Rodong Sinmun propaganda rag to roll their cigarettes, to paper their walls, and to even wrap foods like bread, rice cakes and sweets - but now risk being sent to he gulag if found guilty of selling it

With news that asylum seekers aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge have been moved after legionella bacteria was found in the water, here are the symptoms of deadly legionnaires' disease

A doctor treating the tuberculosis patient warned of a 'public health catastrophe' as the Home Office came under pressure to explain why it's not managed to stop Channel crossings

The Downing Street media grid has designated this "small boats week", with a series of crackdowns announced and re-announced as the first migrants board the Bibby Stockholm barge

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is calling for the Government to end food poverty by giving schoolchildren free meals during the holidays - this national scandal must end

Jamie Oliver says the Government must act now as a survey shows one in four secondary schoolchildren know someone their age who regularly skips meals and goes hungry

Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were kidnapped by armed men in Haiti and have not been seen since last Thursday - the violence has stirred anger among locals, who say they simply want to live in peace

A woman and her daughter have been kidnapped in Haiti amid a "do not travel advisory" by the US State Department due to increasing security concerns in the country

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil is the son and heir to the Maharaja of Rajpipla's throne in Gujarat, but his royal parents sought to have his brain surgically altered to get rid of his sexuality after coming out to them in 2006

Chris Packham has defied hate campaigners and sent them a message saying they will never win. The star also wants to raise awareness of the dangers of climate change through his book and TV series

After failing to formally apply for planning permission, businessman Gareth Wilson has been ordered to bulldoze a beautiful Spanish sandstone house - he claimed it goes against his human rights

The city's mayor said no one is "completely comfortable" about the prospect ofg the Old Trafford club being owned by a Qatari but believes football can simultaneously be a window to open dialogue around change

Former Manchester United star has defended decision to remain silent during last year's tournament while accepting a reported $15m per year from the Gulf state's tourist board

Jordan Henderson has confirmed his decision to leave Liverpool to join Saudi side Al-Effitaq but he has faced criticism after his comments regarding last year's World Cup in Qatar

Ken May has been locked in a long-running battle with Gateshead Council over the state of his council house in Wardley, with the local authority claiming Mr May had refused inspectors entry into the property

Saridewi Djamani is due to be hanged Friday after she was also convicted and sentenced for trafficking heroin and the last woman known to have been hanged in Singapore was in 2004

Damning research reveals pupils in state secondary schools are much more likely to be excluded if they have a history of receiving social care or special educational needs services

It is a year today until an opening ceremony like no other takes part on the Seine but as ever with the Olympic Games the build up comes with questions and concerns as safety issues take precedent for organisers

The 1975 frontman spoke out in protest against Malaysia's laws, where LGBTQ+ people can face up to 20 years in prison - but the band could now be facing a class action lawsuit

The BBC have issued an apology after a reporter caused a ruckus at Morocco's pre-Germany press conference at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand

People with the wealth and power to pollute have the privilege of getting rescued from the effects of it, says Fleet Street Fox. Migrants whose countries have turned to war-torn desert are told to lump it

More than 170 people contacted a helpline, set up this week by the UK’s human rights watchdog, and lawyers say the fast-food firm faces paying out tens of thousands

The Prime Minister and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace both made apologies in the House of Commons for the shameful treatment of troops under the military gay ban

"If he joins Al-Ettifaq, the only symbol on the new armband of the man once described as the Premier League captains’ captain will be a dollar sign."

In a joint statement, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi hit out at the draconian Illegal Migration Bill, warning it breaches international law