Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril

Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based order.

As Iran pursues US talks, families of dead and missing protesters detail human rights abuses

Thousands of protesters were killed during a crackdown, activists said.

North Korea appears to give veiled response to human rights lawsuit in Japan

Testimony of migrant from Japan appears days after Tokyo court finds Pyongyang deceived victims into immigrating.

UN rights chief appeals for $400 million as crises mount and funding shrinks

U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk appealed for $400 million on Thursday to address mounting human rights needs in countries such as Sudan and Myanmar, after donor funding cuts drastically reduced the work of his office and left it in “survival mode”.

Religious Minorities, Critics Unlawfully Targeted in India

The Indian government has normalised violence against religious minorities, marginalised groups, and critics through discriminatory policies and hate speech, a report says.

Egypt’s crackdown on online discussion of religion violates fundamental freedoms, Amnesty International warns

Egyptian authorities must immediately end their crackdown on individuals who discuss religious beliefs online, Amnesty International said on Thursday, warning that prosecutions and arrests under broadly worded laws are violating the rights to freedom of religion and expression.

Danish banks lag on human rights risk disclosure

International norms challenged by geopolitical tensions such as Trump’s bid for Greenland, warn authors.

Hundreds protest against ICE role in Winter Olympics in Milan

Demonstrators gathered in Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named after the date of Italy’s liberation from the Nazis in 1945. In an echo of anti-ICE protests in the US, they blew whistles and sang Bruce Springsteen songs.

Survivors of abduction in Tanzania speak out in BBC Africa Eye’s State of Fear

BBC Africa Eye presents powerful testimonies from survivors of abduction and torture in Tanzania.

Turkey had highest number of new applications in 2025 at European human rights court

Turkey had the highest number of new applications filed at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in 2025, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing data released Thursday by the Strasbourg-based court.