UN experts expressed alarm Monday over the repression of the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers (BAHRL) by the government of Belarus, denouncing its designation as an extremist group. On ...

Japan’s new government should prioritize human rights in its foreign policy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday, calling on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to adopt stronger legal, diplomatic, and ...

A Dutch court upheld on Monday the decision to deny asylum to US transgender woman Veronica Clifford-Carlos. It acknowledged the worsening conditions for transgender persons in the United States, ...

The UN Security Council passed a US-backed resolution on Monday endorsing the Trump administration's 20-point Gaza peace plan. The Security Council urged all parties to implement the peace plan 'in ...

A New York federal judge blocked US President Donald Trump on Monday from striking down a law prohibiting immigration enforcement from making arrests at or surrounding state courthouses. 'My office ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that Mayotte, a French island territory in the Indian Ocean and former French colony, is failing to provide education to all children. The 73-page report, ...

A Tennessee court on Thursday granted a temporary injunction restraining state officials from continuing deployment of Tennessee National Guard personnel to Memphis. A group of opposing Shelby ...

President Donald Trump praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as 'incredible in terms of human rights' during an Oval Office meeting Tuesday, deflecting questions about the kingdom's ...

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass legislation requiring the Department of Justice to publicly release all unclassified records related to Jeffrey Epstein, with the ...

Amnesty International issued a report on Tuesday detailing the human rights abuses that migrant workers face in Saudi Arabia while working on the Riyadh Metro Project, in violation of Saudi and ...

In a decisive referendum held on Sunday, Ecuador citizens overwhelmingly rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed foreign military bases on Ecuadorian soil. Early counts show ...

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear Noem v. Al Otro Lado, a case reviewing a policy used by past administrations to deny immigrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space ...