Captured, imprisoned and tortured: Russia ‘ignores all laws and does whatever it wants’ to Ukrainian civilians

Since the 2022 invasion, Moscow has been arresting citizens from the occupied territories en masse in an effort to crush all resistance.

UN calls on Israel to prevent Gaza ‘genocide’

Also noting the situation in the occupied West Bank, the United Nations rights chief called for Israel to ‘end its unlawful presence in the Palestinian territory’.

Trump’s lack of focus on human rights in China is big departure for US diplomacy

Change reflects both transformation of US in Trump era and China’s increasing confidence on world stage.

Norwegian journalist’s question to India’s Modi sparks online backlash

A Norwegian journalist’s question to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sparked a controversy in his country.

Rights require money

Talk as much as you like about human rights, nothing will change until the architecture of global finance is reformed.

Behind the shiny veneer of the ‘new’ Venezuela

Jesús Armas sips coffee with his partner in a sidewalk café. María Pérez takes part in a public protest. Melva Vásquez holds up enlarged photos of her son and her daughter outside a prison where political opponents are held.

What an EU deal with the Taliban would mean for Afghans deported home

Forcing people to return to Afghanistan has been widely condemned by human rights groups – as the European Commission invites the Taliban to Brussels to discuss such controversial deportations.