Human Rights

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

As a default option for Palestinians under occupation, the legislation will fatally undermine the rights to life, dignity, due process and equality

Prominent feminist activist Yanar Mohammed shot dead in Iraq

Family of Francesca Albanese sues Trump administration over sanctions

NHS mental health trust withdraws from counter-terror police programme

UK Home Office graph reveals shocking scale of Palestine Action arrests

Jailing of Pakistani rights lawyers marks ‘new wave' in dissent crackdown, says former minister

Swiss councillors to vote on Uefa tax exemption over failure to suspend Israel

Israel's genocide in Gaza

UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel over fear of persecution

UAE political prisoner has been in solitary confinement for years: Report

Muslim women condemn EU court ruling on hijab ban in the workplace

Israeli firm helped governments hack activists, journalists and politicians

Europe court rules employers can ban hijab in the workplace

Iran: British Council worker freed to appeal jail sentence

Hotel workers in Qatar facing abuse in run up to World Cup, report says

Bahrain: Use of death penalty and torture on the rise, says report

'Justice will be done': Turkey's Saturday Mothers appear in court for second hearing

Israel blocks jailed Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar from attending daughter's funeral

Bahrain upholds sentence against 'torture victim' despite pleas from UK ministers

New evidence of torture of female political prisoners in Saudi Arabia

Justice Department pressed to stop defending Guantanamo detention