All news on the topic: Human rights

The BBC has been accused of blurring the lettering on singer Ricky Wilson's t-shirt that read 'Trans Rights Are Human Rights' while he appeared on Michael McIntyre's TV show

The US hit more than 85 targets using more than 125 guided missiles at sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Murderer Levi Bellfield will no longer be tying the knot despite winning a legal fight allowing him to marry in prison, with his former fiancée saying it was a "joint decision"

Disheartened MPs have written to Home Secretary James Cleverly warning that conditions on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, are 'clearly' causing mental health issues

Kim Kyu-li, who now lives in Morden, south London, managed to escape across the border into China before eventually travelling across the globe to find her new home in the UK.

Prince Harry, who is on the board of directors of African Parks, has been urged to quit the charity over 'rape and abuse' allegations that were flagged to him last spring

Kenneth Smith is scheduled to be executed today in Alabama despite horrific warnings raised about the efficiency of a never-before-used method to put him to death

Kenneth Smith, 58, became the first-ever inmate in the USA to be put to death by toxic gas following an execution at Alabama's Holman Correctional Facility

Smith was said to have consumed his final meal at 10am on Thursday morning, before being denied any further solid food before his death and only clear liquids

Alabama plans to put death row prisoner Kenneth Smith to death today using an untested and very controversial execution method that has erupted a wave of harrowing warnings from experts and human rights advocates

Kenneth Smith is set to be executed by the state of Alabama using a controversial method of nitrogen gas, which has never been used before, after his lawyers failed to stop the "cruel" death sentence

Alabama is set to execute Kenneth Smith today, 35 years after the 1988 murder of Elizabeth Sennett. His accomplice, John Forrest Parker was also executed in 2010

Kenneth Smith, 58, is due to be the first-ever prisoner to be killed by nitrogen hypoxia which will see him suffocate and cause him to fall unconscious quickly and die from a lack of oxygen

UN experts have released a statement and even called on Alabama to halt the execution of a prisoner by the use of nitrogen hypoxia gas, warning that it may cause a 'painful and humiliating' death

Ian MacKeller, 75, travelled to the UAE to visit his daughter and babysit his granddaughter - but now faces years in jail after asking his neighbours to be quiet

The solar and electric vehicle industries have been heavily impacted by forced labour in the region

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak echoed Theresa May's Brexit warnings to urge the House of Lords 'not to frustrate the will of the people' by opposing the Safety of Rwanda Bill

Jordan Henderson is closing in on a move to Ajax after Al-Ettifaq agreed to terminate his contract - less than six months since the midfielder's switch to the Middle East

Jordan Henderson is on the verge of joining Ajax after Saudi club Al-Ettifaq - who are managed by Steven Gerrard - agreed to terminate the England star's contract

Jordan Henderson is expected to complete a move to Ajax in the coming days after agreeing to terminate his deal with Al-Ettifaq after only six months in the Saudi Pro League

A report by Human Rights Watch accused the Government of glossing over serious concerns about Rwanda, where it claims there is 'credible information' of torture and killings

Rishi Sunak has staked his premiership on the Rwanda asylum policy, which has opened up another Tory civil war after the Supreme Court ruled it was unlawful

Floundering Rishi Sunak has been dealt another blow after the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the Rwanda scheme "does not meet international standards"

The Russian president reportedly wants to boost his army with mass murderers and other dangerous criminals - making jail conditions even harsher to force them into fighting

Katie's parents Linda and Stuart Allan say her harrowing suicide note, along with other letters that were published today with their permission, highlight the systemic failures that led to her death