Global human rights are in decline according to the findings of a recent study by researchers at the University of Rhode ...

Americas In November 2025, Colombia ratified the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), after 23 ...

Against a backdrop of the spread of authoritarian practices, climate collapse and the erosion of international law, Amnesty ...

BEIJING, Dec 10 (APP): India’s persistent human rights violations especially in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir ...

The Council today prolonged the list of individuals, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures for serious human rights violations and abuses, for another year until 8 December 2026. Today's ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations human rights' chief warned on Monday that "disturbing trends", including the glorification of violence and the retreat of some states from the multilateral system, ...

Brazil is a custodian to two thirds of the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest. The biome is home to millions of Brazilians, including hundreds of Indigenous peoples and traditional communities, ...

Venezuela’s dictatorship is under more intense global scrutiny this week for both its human rights violations and multi-billion dollar corruption. The global watchdog Human Rights Watch has issued a ...

Human rights violations are occurring daily, with marginalised communities suffering the most, freedom fighter and human rights activist Sultana Kamal said today (11 December).

In a compilation released by the rights group on Monday, Amnesty International cited multiple incidents across the country, alleging unlawful killings, suppression of dissent, attacks on journalists, ...

May 21 (UPI) --Activists, officials and defectors highlighted North Korean human rights violations at a high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, with many directly tying ...

Speakers at a webinar on Sunday highlighted the grave human rights violations faced by women in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) under prolonged militarisation, saying Kashmiri ...