Human Rights

France moves to deport prominent Palestinian-Egyptian activist over criticism of Israel

Ramy Shaath was released from arbitrary detention in Egypt in 2022 following lobbying efforts by French President Emmanuel Macron

Palestinian women and girls face brutal abuse in Israeli jails

Victoria Brittain

Head of Palestinian rights group Al-Haq barred from entering France

UK mass crackdown on Palestine activism has brought chaos to the courts

John Rees

Why Israel's death penalty law is a massive setback for human rights

Hussein Abu Hussein

‘Policing thought’: French bill to fight antisemitism accused of silencing Israel critics

US and Israel vote against UN resolution recognising slavery as 'gravest' crime against humanity

Prominent feminist activist Yanar Mohammed shot dead in Iraq

Family of Francesca Albanese sues Trump administration over sanctions

Ayman Hadhoud: Mysterious death of an Egyptian economist sparks outrage in Egypt

ICC: Justice for Ukraine, not Palestine

Emile Badarin

Egypt: Economist dies in government custody months after enforced disappearance

UN experts raise concerns over Bahrain's abuse of imprisoned academic

Pegasus spyware

Human rights groups sue NSO Group for the hacking of Salah Hammouri's phone

China's $400bn deal with the Muslim world

Fears grow of renewed violence between Palestinians and Israelis during Ramadan

LGBTQ+ fan groups accuse Fifa and Qatar of ignoring World Cup concerns

Senators urge US to halt UN probe into alleged war crimes during Gaza bombing

Morocco's leap backwards on freedom of speech is a danger to stability

Aziz Chahir

Sudan: Egyptian dissident detained en route to Turkey

Egyptian police 'arbitrarily detain and abuse' Sudanese refugees