Ilya Yashin sentenced to eight and half years in prison He was charged under a newly introduced crime for disseminating “knowingly false information” denouncing Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine ‘He’s...

Amnesty International has today welcomed calls to the UK government from the Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic to withdraw its widely opposed Northern Ireland Troubles...

Six-fold increase of mostly Rohingya people making risky journeys by sea from Myanmar and Bangladesh this year Over 100 people reported dead or missing at sea Rohingya continue to suffer...

Authorities brutally acting on their public threats to expedite executions 18 people at risk of execution in connection with the protests ‘The Iranian authorities are adamant on continuing their...

Responding to the killing of at least one person and more than 60 people sustaining injuries following a clash between supporters of the opposition party and the police in Dhaka on Wednesday, Yamini...

Sherif Osman has been in detention in Dubai for more than a month and is at risk of multiple human rights violations if extradited to Egypt UAE, which will host COP28 next year, arrested the dissident...

Tech giant’s convoluted systems retraumatising women and girls when they try to remove explicit content from internet When reporting content, users must tick a box saying they recognise they can be...

First public execution since the Taliban’s return to power Public execution took place at a crowded sports stadium in south-western Farah province ‘This retrograde step by the Taliban is a major step...

Twenty-five people arrested in raids across the country Significant proportion of those arrested made up of active or former soldiers, including men with specialist military training ‘There needs to...

Proposal to protect 30% of all land and sea must put Indigenous peoples’ rights at its heart Eighty per cent of world’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous-managed lands ‘The loss and degradation of...