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.

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet makes a speech at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in February.
MK Gilad Kariv pictured in the Knesset, January 26, 2026.

MK Kariv, Zulat Institute, Rabbis for Human Rights ask High Court to strike down death penalty law

A view of a residential building damaged by a strike in Tehran, Iran, March 23, 2026.

US strikes on Iran may constitute war crimes, international law experts announce

An image from a Women, Life, Freedom protest in Washington, DC in 2023.

Iran executes man allegedly tied to attack on military site during mass protests


Can Syria’s new leadership be trusted? A closer look at President al-Sharaa – opinion

An Abraham Accords-style breakthrough will only be possible between Syria and Israel if one person—President Trump—brings Netanyahu and al-Sharaa together to seal the deal.

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, March 10, 2025

Jewish teacher files human rights complaint over antisemitism at Canadian school

The complaint outlines a pattern of anti-Jewish hostility int the workplace, along with the school's alleged failure to protect Allen from discrimination and retaliatory treatment.

 Canadian national flag isolated on broken cracked wall background

Three requests Netanyahu should keep in mind when handling Iran - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must avoid some serious strategic and moral pitfalls when handling Iran.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Weizmann Institute, which was hit in an Iranian missile attack in Rehovot last week. Netanyahu faces a unique opportunity to return the favor to the descendants of Cyrus, says the writer.

Iranian accused by Tehran of being Israeli spy confessed because regime threatened niece - report

Hossein Shanbehzadeh was tortured and had death threats issued against his niece during interrogations, an informed source said. 

 Hossein Shanbehzadeh

Israeli legal experts Shurat HaDin call for global reckoning in fight against Hamas

“We have to dismantle the terror organization by going after their financial infrastructure,” said attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner.

 Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Attorney, Human Rights Activist, Founder and President of Shurat HaDin.

Spanish PM Sanchez won’t stop until he destroys Jewish-Spanish relations

As Pedro Sánchez aligns with anti-Israel forces for political gain, a call emerges for a renewed alliance between Israel and the true voice of the Spanish people.

 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attend the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025.

Pro-Palestinian shift: Expanding the Trump plan to 1948 refugees - opinion

Thanks to UNWRA, many descendants of Palestinians displaced in 1948 are still refugees throughout the Middle East.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas holds up maps of the Palestinian compromise, addressing the UN Security Council, in 2020. But after the 1947 Partition Plan, local Arab leaders encouraged Palestinian Arabs to flee, says the writer.

IOHR publishes book on rights of Jewish children as antisemitism flares worldwide

The book’s creation has been commended by several influential world figures.

 The book's launch, attended by Ambassador Rozenblat, Luis Andrade and Helena Ferro Gouveia.

'It's up to us to fix this': Obama urges universities to defend academic freedom

“The idea of cancelling a speaker who comes to your campus, trying to shout them down and not letting them speak [...] that’s not what America should be about," Obama said.

 Former US president Barack Obama listens to speakers on a panel at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago, Illinois, US. December 5, 2024.

Qatar arrests 16 Filipino workers for ‘unlawful protests’

Workers, who protested the arrest of former Philippine leader Duterte, may face up to three years in Qatari prisons, according to Department of Foreign Affairs

 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group A - Qatar v Ecuador - FIFA Fan Festival - Al Bidda Park, Doha, Qatar - November 20, 2022 A police officer gestures as a crowd attempts to enter the fan festival (illustrative)