Human-Rights-Violations

A wide range of acts from the massacre of civilians, women and children in particular to strikes against religious, historic and medical places are in the...

Across the globe many women and girls still face discrimination on the basis of sex and gender. Gender inequality underpins many problems which...

Saudi Arabian authorities have intensified their crackdown on freedom of expression, detaining more than 20 prominent religious figures, writers,...

Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. Human trafficking involves...

It took years of pressure and concerted lobbying from many civil society organisations, progressives and Muslim groups to finally convince Trudeau to...

Saudi Arabia’s ‘reform drive’ cannot be considered credible as long as peaceful activists are still being targeted for their work.

“There’s no doubt that the lives of thousands of patients will be at risk,” Ahmad Ghavideh, of Iran’s haemophilia society told.

“The pandemic has not discouraged extremists from propagating their hateful ideologies. On the contrary, they have, as is always the case in a crisis, fully...

“The findings of this report must pave the way for justice for victims of war crimes, and break the long-standing cycle of impunity for serious violations of...

Every girl and every woman has the right to a safer, fairer, more just world. Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread violations of...

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

The experts urged governments to ensure that adequately staffed and equipped child protection services and law enforcement are available and accessible to...

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has called on the Biden administration to “end US COVID-19 asylum restrictions” and restore access to asylum “for...

Firearms deaths are a fixture in American life. There were 1.5 million of them between 1968 and 2017 - that's higher than the number of soldiers killed in...

The US involvement in Yemen's secret prison network is an international disgrace and again raises serious questions for President Trump.

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

The Trump administration’s announced action against the International Criminal Court (ICC) escalates its efforts to thwart justice for victims of serious...

Despite the ongoing toll on civilians, the US continues to sell weapons and provide training and logistical support to the coalition.

Commercial deals tracked by arms monitor prove the US is far more involved in the Yemen war than suspected.

According to the statement, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached a critical point, and millions of people are living under unbearable conditions.