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Iran executed 834 people last year, highest since 2015

05 Mar 2024

Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said on...

Sudan women's activist Amira Osman wins human rights prize

27 May 2022

Sudanese women's activist Amira Osman Hamed has won a Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, the organisation announced on Friday. The activist and engineer,...

Malaysia court allows rights groups to challenge Myanmar deportations

09 Mar 2021

A Malaysian court on Tuesday granted international human rights groups permission to challenge the recent deportation of Myanmar nationals, a major step in a country where the law bars immigration...

World court orders Myanmar to take steps to protect Rohingya from atrocities

23 Jan 2020

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Myanmar to take urgent measures to protect its Muslim Rohingya population from persecution and atrocities, and preserve evidence of alleged crimes...

Pakistan’s rights body concerned over abduction of activist

21 Nov 2019

Pakistan’s independent rights body says last week’s abduction of an activist may be a case of forced disappearance and that he might have been taken or imprisoned by state security...

‘This is America’: Witness provides glimmer of hope

20 Nov 2019

Ahmed Baba, The Independent Rep. Sean Maloney (D-NY): “Why do you have confidence that you can do that and tell your dad not to worry?” Lt Col Alexander Vindman:...

EU desperation to keep out migrants is proving dangerous

24 Oct 2019

Jo Wilding, The Independent Thirty-nine human beings have died in the back of a lorry. They were found by police in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Boris...

US immigration agents leave menstruating girls ‘bleeding through innerwear’

28 Aug 2019

Migrant girls being held by the Trump administration are being given only very limited access to items as basic as sanitary pads and tampons, according to a lawsuit that claims...

UN experts urge India to end 'collective punishment' in Kashmir

23 Aug 2019

A group of UN human rights experts urged India to end the communications blackout imposed on Kashmir, warning it amounted to "collective punishment" and risked exacerbating regional tensions. They...

India should respect human rights law in Kashmir, says Amnesty International

17 Aug 2019

Tariq Butt, Staff Reporter The Amnesty International (AI) has reiterated its call to the Indian government to act in accordance with international human rights law and...

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