Report on conditions in Qatar alleges labour abuses are widespread and calls on Fifa to set up compensation fund Migrant workers who constructed stadiums for …
Human Rights Watch says post-tournament crackdown possibleRaising rainbow flag or chanting may lead to persecution, it says Residents of Qatar face the risk of persecution …
HRW interviewed more than 45 migrant workers who said they paid huge recruitment fees, which involved borrowing at high interest rates, selling assets and using …
Social media videos by people from the Uyghur community are part of a sophisticated propaganda campaign, thinktank says The Chinese Communist party is using social …
A veteran senator’s objections over Egypt’s human rights record have trimmed a symbolically significant $75 million off annual U.S. military aid to that country
The conservative court returns with a new slate of controversial cases while facing allegations of illegitimacy, extremism and partisan judgment. Alex Woodward explains what’s at …
The conservative court returns with a new slate of controversial cases while facing allegations of illegitimacy, extremism and partisan judgment. Alex Woodward explains what’s at …
Jailed campaigner Ales Bialiatski, Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties win award that will be seen as condemnation of Putin Live updates: Nobel peace prize …
Two of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to begin serving their federal sentences …
‘Some research suggests that this feeling of injustice can even motivate citizens to vote for right-wing radical parties who are against feminism and sexual freedom,’ …
Demonstrations in string of major cities in solidarity with protests sparked by death of Mahsa Amini in police custody Worldwide protests are being held in …
Western countries are leading a simultaneous push at the U.N.’s top human rights body to scrutinize human rights in two of the world’s most influential …
The NAACP on Tuesday accused Mississippi of discriminating against Black residents by denying badly needed federal funds for drinking water infrastructure in Jackson and instead …
Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year’s Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, …
The FA has joined nine other European federations, including the Football Association of Wales, in supporting a season-long OneLove campaign against discrimination
Civilians reportedly killed during clashes over woman’s death in custody after arrest by morality police The UN and rights groups have expressed concern over what …
Sri Lanka says it will not accept any international investigation imposed by the U.N. Human Rights Council into alleged rights abuses during the country’s long …
Frontrunner to become next PM reportedly considering review of protections including 48-hour working week Trade unions have called for Liz Truss to “come clean” on …
Supporters collected more than 750,000 signatures on a petition to put abortion rights on November ballots. Two Republicans shot it down over a spacing issue
Governments urged to launch formal investigations after UN findings on treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang Governments around the world should establish formal independent investigations into …
Michelle Bachelet accuses Beijing of ‘serious human rights violations’ minutes before her term ends The outgoing UN human rights commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, has said that …
Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani accused of ‘using the internet to tear Saudi Arabia’s social fabric’ Another Saudi Arabian woman has been sentenced to decades in …
Opposition parties in Serbia and international rights groups have denounced a decision by populist President Aleksandar Vucic to cancel next month’s pan-European LGBTQ EuroPride events …
Driven by her mantra that ‘Women being harmed is our business’, the Pakistani doctor’s campaigning angered the Vatican and brought death threats from Muslim fundamentalists
Ex-Louisville detective Kelly Goodlett is first conviction in case of Black woman killed by police in her own home in Kentucky Former Louisville detective Kelly …
Publication of Foreign Office annual report on global rights was due before parliamentary summer recess Liz Truss has been accused of holding up publication of …
Experts say far-right figures who die attacking American law enforcement or institutions are being turned into martyrs on the far right. Bevan Hurley reports
U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the last stop on his three-nation tour of Africa, where he has articulated Washington’s new strategy …
Attorney general says it is ‘national priority’ to extricate UK from influence of European court of human rights Latest politics news – live Ministers should …
The left has feared conservative SCOTUS will target gay marriage, affirmative action, and even interracial marriage in the wake of Roe v Wade being overturned
Michael Gunning calls for event to push for change after a ‘petrifying’ visit to his home country, Jamaica The former Team GB swimmer Michael Gunning …
America’s first post-Roe referendum on abortion rights galvanised voters. It also underscored the fragility of abortion care in the region and across the US
Family submit application to Strasbourg-based court in attempt to postpone withdrawal of life support The parents of Archie Battersbee have submitted an application to the …