China’s Other Human Rights Atrocity

Apart from its treatment of the Uyghurs, crackdowns in Hong Kong, and threats to China, there’s one issue not many people are talking about.

India journalist Ayyub faces ‘judicial harassment’: UN experts

India dubs the allegations ‘baseless and unwarranted’ after experts say Rana Ayyub subjected to ‘relentless misogynistic’ attacks.

Tycoon’s son sentenced to death in Pakistan in high-profile rape and murder case

Zahir Jaffer tortured and beheaded Noor Mukadam, in July last year, in case that sparked outrage over violence against women.

Sanctions hit Myanmar’s state oil company

European Union makes its move, while another industry heavyweight quits the nation’s upstream sector.

UN Says France Has Violated Human Rights

On Thursday, a UN watchdog said that France had violated human rights, allowing French children to remain for years in inhuman and life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps for family members of suspected jihadists.

Princes partners with Oxfam to protect workers’ rights at Napolina

Napolina owner Princes has partnered with Oxfam Italy in a move to protect workers’ rights across the tomato brand’s Italian supply chain.

Different reactions in Latin America to Russia’s actions in the Ukraine conflict

The escalation of the conflict between Russia and the West regarding Ukraine and two self-declared independent provinces, with military support from Moscow, has exposed different reactions in Latin America, as well as President Vladimir Putin’s influence in the region.

Canada tramples on human rights as choking nationwide protests

Canada has been a scene of protests as truck drivers opposed to the mandatory vaccinations. During an operation, the police forces launched raids to disperse crowds as using pepper spray and stun grenades. They also resorted to violence to seize protesters to put an end to weeks-long Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa and other major cities.

Africa: One UN Human Rights Expert’s Fight to Eliminate ‘Conversion Therapies’

Some 69 States around the world currently criminalise homosexual relations between consenting adults. This means that in just this one area of human rights violations, two billion people are being discriminated against on a daily basis - a third of the world’s population.

It is not yet Uhuru for the women of Uganda

Women’s rights as human rights emerged as a global issue during the United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985). Women across different geographic, cultural, religious, racial, and class backgrounds came together as part of a global movement and worked to improve the status of women. Over subsequent decades, women in different countries used various platforms to advocate for women’s recognition and rights.