Letter excerpts read in Senate accuse Australian Human Rights Commission of mistreating staff who support Palestine

Former AHRC staff member alleged management viewed her Palestinian identity as a risk and leaked information about her to a shock jock, Mehreen Faruqi tells parliament.

Canada refuses to comment on US sale of Canadian-made weapons to Israel

Rights advocates say Canada is not being transparent and has failed to take danger of arms exports to Israel seriously.

I never thought I’d get home, gay man arrested in Qatar says

A British-Mexican man convicted of drug offences in Qatar after being detained there for six months has told BBC News he “never thought I’d return home”.

Satire isn’t a defense for antisemitism and hate

If you speak up against racism, Islamophobia, homophobia or misogyny, don’t turn a blind eye now.

Russia labels George Clooney’s foundation ‘undesirable’

The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), founded by Hollywood actor George Clooney, has been declared an “undesirable” organization, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office said on Aug. 19.

Taliban bans UN human rights special rapporteur from entering Afghanistan

The Taliban has banned the UN special rapporteur for human rights, Richard Bennett, from entering Afghanistan. The movement accuses the human rights watchdog of “spreading propaganda”.

Belarus’ authoritarian leader pardons 30 out of some 1,400 political prisoners

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 prisoners convicted for taking part in protests.

Amid brutal civil war, Sudan’s VP defends refusal to participate in U.S.-led peace talks

Sudan has been caught in a bloody war between the country’s army and a militia for 16 months with tens of millions of civilians caught in between.