All news on the topic: Human rights

An 'unprecedented and dangerous' spike in anti-LGBTQ+ laws across the US has prompted the Human Rights Campaign to issue its first-ever state of emergency. More than 75 bills have been signed into law already, it says

The 53-year-old, who has ascended to the role of crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman's number one lieutenant, is becoming one of the most important executive figures in all of sport and his investment portfolio looks set to expand

Hollie Dance and Archie's father Paul Battersbee fought a desperate legal fight to save their son after the High Court ruled ending life support was in his best interests

Four woman were among the 153 convicts to have died while in El Salvadorean state custody since officials began locking thousands of members of its powerful street gangs in mega jails across the Central American country

The Mayor of London said that after suffering a suspected heart attack on stage, he is more determined than ever to act on the environment – not least because of his kids

The BBC took Gary Lineker off air - only to reinstate him a few days later - after the former footballer criticised the government's use of language towards refugees

The Prime Minister and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen agreed to bolster cooperation in tackling illegal migration across the Strait of Dover - the world's busiest shipping lane

The PM is set to meet the head of the European Court of Human Rights, Siofra O'Leary in a desperate bid to get the deportation flights - branded a "gimmick" by critics - in the air

Tom Somerset-How, 40, was held effectively as a slave in his own home by wife Sarah Somerset-How, 49, and carer George Webb, 50, for years, with the pair having an affair

Journeyman striker Gozie Ugwu moved to Jeddah as a free agent last summer and, despite concerns around the country's human rights record, has found himself enjoying the adventure

Sarah Somerset-How, 49, and George Webb, 50, have been convicted of holding a person in slavery or servitude after Tom Somerset-How, who has cerebral palsy, raised the alarm

WARNING, CONTAINS DISTRESSING IMAGES: Abu Zubaydah, 52, was used as a human guinea pig in the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program and a landmark new report shows the brutal torture he was subject to

If we did happen to have voter ID, things still didn’t go to plan with access at polling stations. Many older and Disabled people were turned away

Saudi Pro League clubs are aiming to recruit a number of top European footballers this summer - including Lionel Messi - after Al-Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo in January

The Bibby Stockholm vessel will house around 500 single male asylum seekers in the Isle of Portland for at least 18 months - but do YOU think people should be housed in barges?

Justin Welby is set to join criticism of Suella Braverman's plan to deport new arrivals to Rwanda as proposed immigration legislation is debated in the House of Lords today

The unnamed 17 and 19-year-old boys were found unclothed in a bare room with the door handles removed when emergency services arrived in Australia

Protesters had gathered on the south side of Trafalgar Square to peacefully protest the King’s procession, booing as his coach rolled past

Human rights campaigners have criticised plans to use facial recognition technology for the King's Coronation, claiming it comes as part of a "huge crackdown" on the right to protest

A 55-strong group of climate activists were conducting a slow march through Westminster in London before the police imposed a Section 12 Order ordering them to protest on the pavement, not the road

Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton, Scotland, was locked up amid accusations he was involved in a political murder plot in Punjab, northern India, which he and his family have always strongly denied

After Phil Mickelson labelling the state of Saudi Arabia 'scary mother******s', the American ha since been accused of 'kissing a**' following his first trip to the Middle East with LIV Golf

In a bruising encounter in the Commons, 'Tory Gandalf' Sir Geoffrey Cox demanded to know why ignoring orders from the European Court of Human Rights was needed amid concerns over the power it would give Suella Braverman

Refugees could help tackle labour shortages and begin contributing to the economy sooner if they were allowed to get jobs while their applications are being considered, campaigners argue

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been warned that Tory peers will attempt to scupper the controversial Illegal Migration Bill, on the day the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) gave a scathing verdict on the plans