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...

The new criminal code bans free speech, limits freedom of assembly and outlaws sex outside marriage ‘This criminal code should have never been passed and is a dramatic rollback of human rights...

Compulsory veiling imposed on girls from the age of seven Abusive, discriminatory and degrading forced veiling laws enables the harassment and assault of women and girls on a daily basis ‘The...

Older people killed and injured at higher rates than other groups, with older people left behind in conflict-damaged houses Air raid shelters often inaccessible for older people with disabilities...