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          Human Rights

          The latest news and updates on human rights

          Iranian journalist Nazila Maroufian has been moved outside of Tehran to Qarchak women's prison. AFP

          Iran re-arrests reporter who spoke to father of Mahsa Amini

          MENAAugust 15, 2023
          Youssef Farhat was recently appointed executive director of New York University's Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice. Photo: Stephen Starr

          Lebanese man appointed director of NYU's Human Rights Centre

          USJune 27, 2023
          A protester in Turin, Italy expresses her solidarity with Iranian demonstrators after the death of Mahsa Amini in custody. Getty

          EU approves new sanctions on Iran over executions

          WorldMay 22, 2023
          Leaders listen during the opening address of the 4th summit of the Council of Europe, in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 16. AFP

          Council of Europe Iceland summit gives firm backing to Ukraine

          WorldMay 16, 2023
          A protest against executions in Iran in front of the Iranian embassy in Brussels, Belgium. EPA

          Iran says five executed for drug trafficking

          MENAMay 15, 2023
          Shamma Al Mazrui, Minister of Community Development, addressed a UN working group on the UAE's progress on human rights. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Emirati minister tells UN of further human rights protection

          UAEMay 08, 2023
          The Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar district. AP

          Police investigate killing of Rohingya refugee in Cox's Bazar

          WorldApril 28, 2023
          A man removes debris at a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan. AP

          UN chief calls on Sudan’s warring parties to 'silence the guns'

          USApril 26, 2023
          Campaigner Khurram Parvez, 46, has been in jail since 2021. Twitter/ @KhurramParvez

          India arrests Kashmiri activist on terror charges

          AsiaMarch 23, 2023
          Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Downing Street after the government unveiled its refugee policy. PA

          UN refugee agency condemns UK plan to tackle migrant crisis

          UKMarch 07, 2023
          British charities say victims of modern slavery are at risk of being re-trafficked after their case has been raised due to a chronic lack of services. Getty

          Modern slavery victims 'at risk of being re-trafficked' in UK

          UKFebruary 14, 2023
          The Special Representative for the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, speaks during a press conference in Baghdad. EPA

          'Pervasive corruption' cause of Iraq's dysfunctionality, says UN envoy

          USFebruary 03, 2023
          Russian mercenaries in northern Mali are among those accused of atrocities in the country. AP

          UN experts call for probe into alleged Wagner Group crimes in Mali

          AfricaJanuary 31, 2023
          Israeli soldiers stand guard in the village of Halhul, north of the city of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. AFP

          Israel deports Italian human rights activist

          MENAJanuary 18, 2023
          Evin prison in Tehran. Reuters

          Iran arrests German citizen over suspected espionage

          WorldJanuary 17, 2023
          The UN Security Council urged Myanmar's military junta to release all political prisoners. AP

          Myanmar faces mounting pressure at UN Security Council

          AsiaDecember 22, 2022
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