#Human rights

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 Why UN slavery resolution won’t be enough — 31/03/2026 [USA]

  Slavery declared the gravest crime against humanity.

  Related: #International relations, #Social justice
• 🇬🇧 Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks face death penalty under new Israeli law — 31/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The new law, passed on Monday, was pushed hard by the far-right and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

  Related: #Capital punishment, #Israeli-Palestinian conflict, #International relations
• 🇺🇸 Mexico Pressures U.S. Over Deaths of Its Citizens in ICE Custody — 30/03/2026 [USA]

  Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, said her country would take legal steps to demand better conditions at immigration detention facilities, where she said 14 Mexican citizens have died since Pres...

  Related: #Immigration policy, #Diplomatic relations
• 🇺🇸 Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.’ — 29/03/2026 [USA]

  As immigrant detainee deaths have increased, conditions in detention facilities nationwide are coming under more scrutiny.

  Related: #Immigration detention, #Government oversight
• 🇬🇧 Caster Semenya shapes up for new battle with the International Olympic Committee — 28/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  For Caster Semenya, the new Olympics rules are not about providing clarity and protecting women's sport but caving into political pressure, and are discriminatory.

  Related: #Gender equality, #Sports regulations
• 🇺🇸 A Kremlin loyalist suddenly turned against Putin. A day later, he was in a psychiatric hospital. — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  A loyal pro-Kremlin blogger who unexpectedly denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a war criminal and thief” has been admitted to a psychiatric facility.

  Related: #Political dissent
• 🇺🇦 US Lawmakers Back Funds To Track Abducted Ukrainian Children As Key Research Unit Nears Shutdown — 20/03/2026 [Ukraine]

  US lawmakers are in favor of allocating $15 million to track Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, but the key research center leading the effort faces imminent shutdown, raising concerns critical wa...

  Related: #Ukraine conflict
• 🇬🇧 Syrian ex-colonel in court on crimes against humanity charge — 10/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Salem Michel Al-Salem, accused of crimes committed in Syria in 2011 and 2012, has been named for the first time.

  Related: #International justice, #War crimes
• 🇺🇸 We Are Finally Free From Khamenei’s Suffocating Gaze — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  Now that Ayatollah Khamenei is dead, will another face replace his and carry on a version of the same story?

  Related: #Political oppression, #Regime change
• 🇺🇸 Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association Supports “Targeted Actions” Against Government Officials in Wake of U.S. Military Operations — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  “The Islamic regime in Iran, following the national uprising and tragic massacre of January 2025, has left its defenseless citizens with no option but to seek urgent humanitarian intervention from the...

  Related: #International intervention, #Political resistance, #Military conflict
• 🇺🇸 Argentine soldier detained in Venezuela released, Argentina says — 02/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Diplomatic relations, #International law
• 🇺🇸 "I have been singing, screaming, celebrating with my people," Iranian-American journalist says — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday. CBS News contributor Masih Alinejad, who has survived three plots by Iran's regime to kill or ki...

  Related: #Geopolitical conflict, #Regime change
• 🇺🇸 Rock band Radiohead urges US ICE to take down video using its song — 28/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Music rights and copyright, #Immigration enforcement, #Political activism, #Free speech
• 🇺🇸 South Sudan at risk of ‘return to full-scale war’, UN warns — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  UN report warns of 'escalating atrocity risks' amid renewed fighting and widespread impunity over abuses.

  Related: #Conflict, #Humanitarian crisis, #Political instability
• 🇺🇸 UNICEF alarmed over reports of deadly Myanmar air strikes on civilians — 26/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Civil conflict, #Child protection, #International response
• 🇬🇧 Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian boy and stood around as he bled to death, video shows — 26/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Israeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes.

  Related: #Military conduct, #Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• 🇺🇸 Settlers in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  For two years, settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. After another violent incursion over the weekend, his family abandoned their h...

  Related: #Conflict, #Displacement, #Occupation
• 🇬🇧 Iran's regime may be ready to strike a deal with Trump — 22/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Student-led protests have taken place in Iran this weekend, coinciding with the start of the new university term and the 40th day of mourning for many of the thousands of people killed by security for...

  Related: #Political protests, #International relations
• 🇺🇸 The U.S. deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  Being gay in Morocco is illegal and punishable by up to three years in prison. But it was the violence from her family that forced Farah, a 21-year-old gay woman, to flee the country.

  Related: #Immigration policy, #LGBTQ+ rights, #International law
• 🇺🇸 Oscar And BAFTA-Nominated Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Condemns “Murderous” Islamic Regime During First U.K. Visit In Two Decades — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, visiting London for the first time in 20 years, condemned the Iranian Islamic Republic for “murdering” student protesters in Tehran last month. The director i...

  Related: #Political activism, #Art and cinema
• 🇬🇧 US lawmakers seek release of double amputee from Georgia ICE detention — 21/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Congress members write to Kristi Noem to express ‘grave concern’ over detention of Georgia barber Rodney Taylor</p><p>Representative Pramila Jayapal and 20 members of Congress are seeking the relea...

  Related: #Immigration detention, #Healthcare access
• 🇺🇸 Judge who held DOJ lawyer in contempt blasts handling of immigration cases — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  A federal judge who took the extraordinary step of holding a government lawyer in contempt of court earlier this week blasted the Justice Department for its handling of immigration cases on Friday.

  Related: #Immigration justice, #Judicial oversight, #Government accountability
• 🇬🇧 Bodyguards for Azerbaijani president, in town for Trump’s Board of Peace, attack protesters in DC — 20/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Protesters were outside hotel in Washington demanding the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan</p><p>Bodyguards traveling with the Azerbaijani president, who was visiting Washington for the...

  Related: #International relations, #Political protests
• 🇬🇧 Tunisian MP jailed for eight months over posts mocking president — 20/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president's handling of the recent floods in the country.

  Related: #Freedom of speech, #Political dissent
• 🇺🇸 Venezuela Passes Amnesty Bill Denounced by Some as ‘Unjust’ — 20/02/2026 [USA]

  The bill may bring the release of hundreds of political prisoners. But many critics say the legislation, passed after major pressure from the Trump administration, raises concerns.

  Related: #Political prisoners, #International pressure
• 🇺🇸 Russian family who complained of mistreatment in ICE facility is released after 4 months — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  The family’s lawyer had sought their release from the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas on medical grounds. They were freed days after NBC News brought attention to their case.

  Related: #Immigration detention, #Asylum seekers, #Media influence
• 🇺🇸 Man dies in ICE custody in Chicago area — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  A 59-year-old man died this week while in the custody of ICE, marking the seventh death so far in 2026, Senate Democrats said Wednesday.

  Related: #Immigration enforcement, #Government accountability
• 🇺🇸 Colombia identifies remains of rebel group priest killed in 1966 — 16/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Historical reconciliation, #Conflict resolution
• 🇺🇸 Thousands demonstrate for change in Iran following deadly crackdown — 14/02/2026 [USA]

  About 250,000 people have demonstrated against Iran's government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany. The giant protest in Munich on Saturday answered a call from Iran's exiled...

  Related: #Political protest, #Iranian diaspora, #International relations
• 🇺🇸 U.S. aircraft carrier and three destroyers arrive in Middle East amid Trump threats to Iran — 27/01/2026 [USA]

  An American aircraft carrier and three destroyers have arrived in the Middle East, a show of force after President Trump warned Iran to stop its deadly assault on anti-government protesters. The inter...

  Related: #Military escalation, #Geopolitics