Human rights
UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions
In UN Watch's press release, the NGO cited the UN's Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) recent nomination of Iran to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination.
MK Kariv, Zulat Institute, Rabbis for Human Rights ask High Court to strike down death penalty law
US strikes on Iran may constitute war crimes, international law experts announce
Iran executes man allegedly tied to attack on military site during mass protests
Iraq's FM says Ankara agreed to take back Turkish citizens among IS detainees moved from Syria
Iraq took in the detainees in an operation arranged with the United States after Kurdish forces retreated and shut down camps and prisons that had housed IS suspects for nearly a decade.
EU imposes sanctions on eight individuals suspected of committing human rights violations in Russia
The sanctioned people include Aleksei Vasilyevich Valizer, head of a penal colony, and Anton Vladimirovisch Rychar, head of a pre-trial detention center.
UN experts demand answers as Iran continues to cloud the truth on violent protest crackdown
UN human rights experts demand that Iran reveal the fates of detainees, stop executions, and provide accountability amidst the brutal crackdown on protesters in recent months.
Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns
Amnesty International revealed that two 17-year-olds are among those at risk of being sentenced to death in Iran for involvement in January’s protests, calling for an immediate halt to the executions
Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad receives Courage Award on behalf of Iranian protesters
Although Masih Alinejad now lives in New York City, the Islamic regime has targeted her for her condemnations of the widespread human rights violations.
'No deal with mullahs': Trump must finish the job in Iran - opinion
One thing is for certain: The moment President Trump steps out of the White House, even the best deal will unravel.
Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face risk of being raped, tortured, UN declares
A report published on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission said migrants are rounded up and abducted by criminal trafficking networks.
The Palestine Action ruling leaves Britain’s Jewish community exposed - comment
A UK High Court ruling against proscribing Palestine Action has raised fears within Britain’s Jewish community about who protects minorities when intimidation falls short of terrorism.
'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons
Samer Khawaireh, 45, told Reuters that all he was given to eat in Israel's prisons was ten thin pieces of bread over the course of a day, with a bit of hummus and tahini, and tuna twice a week.
IRGC kills protesters in hospital beds, targets medical staff, Iranian doctor tells ‘Post'
Countless individuals unconnected to the protests died after Tehran cut landlines and internet access, preventing individuals from contacting emergency services, Dr. Reza told the ‘Post’.
