Lee’s peace policy can improve N. Korea’s human rights conditions: unification ministry

Seoul’s push to seek peaceful coexistence with North Korea is a path that can ultimately and effectively improve human rights conditions in the North, the unification ministry said Thursday.

Rights group calls for release of aid workers detained by Houthi rebels in Yemen

Human Rights Watch on Sunday demanded that Houthi authorities who have systematically detained more than 70 United Nations employees in Yemen over the course of two years release them immediately.

Anti-LGBTQ+ forces push toward Africa-wide adoption of anti-LGBTQ+ charter

South Africa stands in opposition, citing human rights and South African constitution.

Microsoft to tighten human rights measures after inquiry into Israel’s use of its tech

Announcement seeks to close a difficult chapter for the company after the Guardian revealed its platform was used in mass surveillance of Palestinians.

The myth of white Argentina still shapes the nation

Milei is carrying forward a state tradition that has long equated whiteness with progress.

Estonia’s former president on lessons learnt in dealing with Putin

As NATO holds a naval exercise in the Baltic Sea, we speak to former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves on how he dealt with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during his decade in office.

Egypt: EU grants 20 million euros to al‑Sisi’s army as security trumps human rights

Brussels is continuing to normalise relations with this strategically important North African country, whose government is responsible for numerous human rights abuses and violations, even at the expense of European citizens.