The United Nations has renewed calls for the immediate lifting of restrictions on Afghan women’s access to education, work and public life, after a three-day visit to Kabul by its senior political affairs official.
Tasnim News Agency says more than 150 people identified by Iranian authorities as organisers and key actors in recent unrest in Yazd have been arrested.
At least 80 political prisoners were freed across the country over the weekend following pressure from the United States, a prominent Venezuelan rights organisation, Foro Penal, said.
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday that he escaped a raid by police and soldiers on his home, after authorities denied claims that he had been arrested following Uganda’s presidential election, which was won by veteran leader Yoweri Museveni in a landslide, according to the elector
Iran’s parliament met in an emergency session on Sunday as nationwide protests continued, with rights groups reporting more than 110 deaths.
Venezuela has released Former opposition candidate Enrique Marquez and prominent Venezuelan-Spanish rights activist Rocío San Miguel and four other Spanish citizens, local rights group Foro Penal confirmed on Thursday (9 January).
Iran’s chief justice has warned protesters there will be “no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic”, as rights groups reported a rising death toll during what observers describe as the country’s biggest wave of unrest in three years.
At least 29 people have been killed and more than 1,200 arrested during a fresh wave of unrest in Iran, a U.S.-based rights organisation says.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has suspended its spokesperson after he made discriminatory remarks targeting the Tutsi minority.
A United Nations human rights expert called on Friday for the United States to lift its long-standing sanctions against Cuba, highlighting the devastating impact of the trade and financial restrictions on the island’s educational system, food security, healthcare, and overall humanitarian situation.
A United Nations human rights expert said Monday that repression in Russia is escalating, targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence dissent against the war in Ukraine.
Protesters braved extreme heat in Seville on Sunday to call for debt relief, fairer taxation, and climate action on the eve of a major United Nations summit on global development.
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset Discusses Regional Issues with Armenian PM in Yerevan
Russia banned Amnesty International on Monday by classing it as an "undesirable organisation" for backing Ukraine against Russia, drawing a rebuke from the group which said it would redouble efforts to expose Russian human rights abuses.
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele at the White House today, amid growing controversy over the deportation of migrants to El Salvador’s notorious high-security prisons, where many detainees face allegations of gang affiliation and harsh c
The United Kingdom has sanctioned four more high-ranking Georgian officials for their role in allowing serious human rights violations in response to legitimate protests in Georgia since 2024.
Britain’s most prolific rapist, Reynhard Sinaga, assaulted 48 men in the space of two years and he could be sent back to Indonesia.
Amazon removes diversity references from annual report, shifting DEI focus to "proven outcomes". Meta, Google and Disney are among those rolling back DEI initiatives and programs.
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