human-rights

Attacks on residential buildings, markets and hospitals – which are enabled by weapons exports to the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United...

“During our visit, we were able to identify the (devastating) humanitarian impact of sanctions,” said Alena Douhan, a UN special rapporteur focusing on the...

According to the UN, plans to send some asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda are a breach of international law.

Instead of being released upon the completion of their sentence, many prisoners are transferred without a legal basis to so-called “counselling centres” (or...

The double standards and racism inherent in Europe's refugee responses are glaring.

Their enforced disappearance, torture and wrongful conviction for “plotting a coup against the government” in a trial marred by egregious violations of due...

There are a number of different issues that overlap on the Rohingya crisis. The international community has been slow in responding. Although there was...

In the UK, they were promised sanctuary and a “warm welcome” by Boris Johnson, but exactly six months after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Afghan families...

Even the largest fossil fuel companies, as well as the corporate world, are now pushing for change because decarbonization is good for business and the...

"All detainees suffer from shortages of clothes and blankets and the lack of heating means that could protect them from the cold weather," PLO stated.

"I can say the recent materials clearly show that even the nationals and companies of countries which impose unilateral sanctions also become affected...

Yemen’s skyrocketing inflation is driving families to further cut down on their meals, edging them closer to hunger and malnutrition.

Newly obtained Pentagon documents show that US airstrikes have been marked by "deeply flawed intelligence" and resulted in thousands of civilian deaths in...

"When I talk to some of the non-governmental organizations involved in delivery of humanitarian aid, they are already complaining that the impact of...

Typical conditions placed on women human rights defenders released from prison have included bans on travelling abroad, bans on working, and severe...

Despite the fact that some British authorities believe their country is the most popular destination for those immigrants, the UK receives less than half of...

Bahrain uses academic partnerships to hide its gross human rights abuses.

Governments must prioritize children. Too often, governments speak of caring for children, but their budgets and policy priorities do not reflect that.

Britain’s early handling of the coronavirus pandemic was one of the worst public health failures in UK history, with ministers and scientists taking a...

International law is not being neglected in relation to Israeli crimes against humanity and war crimes in Palestine, it is being ignored, by Israel of course...