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Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Council must address Taliban's ongoing 'relentless abuses'

Wave of arrests of women’s rights defenders, academics, and activists New evidence of attacks, abductions and enforced disappearances against civilians in Panjshir ‘ The current accountability gap is...

Belarus: Jailing of three human rights defenders is 'blatant retaliation' for their work

Three key figures from leading human rights group Viasna jailed for between seven and ten years Sham case against the three involved fabricated changes of currency smuggling ‘These brave human rights...

Israel/OPT: settler violence in Huwara is 'ugly reality' of Israeli apartheid

Six out of eight settlers arrested already released, part of long pattern of settlers escaping justice for violence against Palestinians Earlier this week Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich said...

Hong Kong: Women’s Day march first authorised protest since 2020 comes amid worsening crackdown

An International Women’s Day march scheduled for this Sunday will be the first officially authorised protest in Hong Kong since 2020. The Hong Kong Women Workers’ Association announced on Thursday...

UK: war correspondent and activist Sherine Tadros in conversation

Launch of acclaimed new book ‘Taking Sides: a memoir about love, war, and changing the world’ Former war correspondent and human rights activist Sherine Tadros will be in discussion with CNN's chief...

Iran: nearly 100 people executed in first two months of this year

At least 94 put to death in January and February, with escalating use of death penalty against persecuted ethnic minorities Horrific sexual violence and other torture allegedly used to extract false...

Georgia: Mikheil Saakashvili's prison sentence 'should not mean a death sentence'

Former president denied medical care, putting him at grave risk of death Saakashvili has been in detention for 16 months and is suffering from serious psychological, neurological, orthopedic and...

FIFA Congress: English and Welsh FAs should push FIFA on Qatar workers' compensation fund

Norwegian FA has tabled human rights proposal ahead of FIFA’s meeting in Rwanda this month Thousands of migrant workers suffered serious human rights violations in Qatar connected to World Cup ‘We’d...

Myanmar: Shipping companies still transporting aviation fuel despite war crimes - new evidence

Recent shipments have involved companies based in Thailand, India, Japan, Greece, Luxembourg, Singapore and Switzerland Myanmar military has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in the past two years...

Sri Lanka: One person killed and dozens injured after police attack peaceful protesters

Responding to the news that one protester was killed and dozens injured as a result of the unlawful use of water cannons and tear gas by police in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sunday, Harindrini Corea...