New Zealand faces global pressure over move to let resident be extradited to China

New Zealand is under international pressure to stop the extradition of a resident to China, after a landmark supreme court decision allowed the government to send a man accused of murder to Shanghai to face trial.

France’s Constitution Can’t Contain Marine Le Pen

By expanding executive power, previous presidents have primed the system for her abuse.

How Imran Khan Betrayed Pakistan’s Missing Persons

The former prime minister had been outspoken about addressing the issue of enforced disappearances. But even before his ouster, Balochis had long since given up hope that he would take action.

South Korea’s highest court overturns military convictions of two gay soldiers

South Korea’s supreme court has thrown out a military court ruling that convicted two gay soldiers for having sex outside their military facilities, saying it stretched the reading of the country’s widely criticised military sodomy law.

Japan foreign minister concerned about discrimination against Russians

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday expressed concerns about human rights abuses against Russian nationals in Japan, making reference to hate speech, harassment and other discriminatory acts that have occurred in the country since Moscow invaded Ukraine in late February.

Pan-Africanism is the panacea to the West’s systemic racism

On April 14, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus rebuked the world for treating crises differently depending on race. “I need to be blunt and honest that the world is not treating the human race the same way,” he said. “Some are more equal than others. And when I say this, it pains me.”

Balancing the Rights of Nature and Economic Development: The case of Boric’s Chile

Chile, under its youngest President Gabriel Boric, has taken a historic step: to grant a Constitutional status to Rights of Nature. But can economic growth be simultaneously sustained?

Sri Lanka: One dead and several wounded as police shoot protesters

One person has died and several people are in a critical condition in Sri Lanka after police opened fire on a crowd who were protesting against rising fuel prices and the country’s economic crisis.

A UN Special Rapporteur On Unilateral Sanctions To Visit Iran In May

The UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights is scheduled to visit Iran next month.

Human rights outrage as Saudi Arabia prepares to deport 13-year-old Uyghur child and mum to China

Buheliqiemu Abula and her teenage daughter were detained near Mecca and told by police they would be deported to China where they face imprisonment and torture, Amnesty says.