Israel’s move to register land ‘systematises dispossession’ of Palestinians

Israeli rights groups say land registration in occupied West Bank will further the Israeli government’s objective of annexing Palestinian territory.

Disappearances in Mexico surge by 200% over 10 years

More than 130,000 people considered missing or disappeared in Mexico as drug cartels expand.

A writer is cleared by Thai court after Malaysian agency withdraws defamation case

Malaysia’s telecoms regulator has dropped a defamation case in Thailand against Australian writer Murray Hunter after mediation.

Pakistan’s Punjab police kill 900 people in eight months: What’s going on?

Human rights report alleges record extrajudicial killings by Punjab’s police unit set up to combat organised crime.

UN warns of systematic human rights abuses and sexual violence in Libya

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and the UN Support Mission in Libya published a report on Tuesday detailing the systematic human rights violations and abuses suffered by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in Libya.

Attorney-General’s alleged role in illegal adoptions rocks Guatemala

United Nations experts have called for an investigation into Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras for her alleged involvement in illegal adoptions of a number of indigenous children, which she denies.

The women banished as witches in West Africa

In a remote part of West Africa, centuries-old superstitions continue to condemn women accused of witchcraft to exile. A landmark bill offers hope — but can justice overcome belief?

Watch: Jesse Jackson’s life in civil rights, diplomacy, and politics

Jesse Jackson, the US civil rights leader who later ran for president, has died aged 84.

Lai’s Tougher Stance on Transnational Repression Has Taiwan’s Hong Kongers Optimistic

After 2019, Taiwan saw an influx of political refugees from Hong Kong. But even self-exile didn’t guarantee safety.

LGBT History Month allows us to reflect on how far we’ve come, but hate crime is on the rise again

It’s LGBT History month, and as Stonewall brings together parliamentarians, business leaders and civil society in the House of Commons for its inaugural Proud Foundations event, it feels the right time to mark how far we’ve come and look to the challenges we still face.