I’ve never seen a more worrying moment, says European human rights chief

Council of Europe’s Michael O’Flaherty also takes aim at U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

Human rights are not a ‘loophole’ – why can’t families from Gaza like mine seek safety in the UK?

When another Palestinian family was allowed to stay here, I saw a glimmer of hope. Now the prime minister wants to put it out.

Sweden’s top court rejects Greta Thunberg’s lawsuit on climate action

Activists filed a class action lawsuit in 2022 arguing that the state violated the European Convention on Human Rights by not doing enough to limit climate change.

Vietnam brands human rights organisation as terrorist group

Government says rights group assisted organisations in carrying out anti-Vietnam activities.

UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC

Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC.

Guy Horton obituary

My friend Guy Horton, who has died aged 73, was a human rights defender, journalist and educator who spent much of his life dedicated to helping others, whether on the frontline of conflict, or mentoring young people such as myself.

Don’t play to far Right, Germans told

Churches join campaign to discourage political extremism before the federal elections.

Council pressed to act over Saudi ‘sportswashing’

Human rights campaigners have met Newcastle’s council leader to demand stronger action against alleged “sportswashing” by Saudi Arabia.

A human rights perspective on Turkey’s drone exports

Turkey’s rapid rise as a major drone exporter has sparked debate over its human rights implications. Begum Zorlu explores Turkey’s “no-questions-asked” policy and highlights potential war crimes linked to Turkish drones.

Timothy Cho: from North Korea defector to human rights activist

In the Reading Room of the Durham Union’s 24 North Bailey Club, I meet Timothy Cho, a man who carries himself with a beaming smile, despite enduring unspeakably awful treatment at the hands of the North Korean government, which he finally escaped from at the age of 17.