A US-backed global gag order1 preventing governments from revealing the names of multinational corporations found shifting ...

In 2009 the Court of Appeal requested the Director of Public Prosecutions to consider giving guidance to prosecutors who are deciding whether to exercise their discretion to instigate confiscation ...

As the world accelerates toward renewable energy to curb the climate crisis, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change, Elisa Morgera, has issued a powerful reminder: the shift must ...

A judge in San Francisco on Wednesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from laying off federal employees during the shutdown, saying the firings come at “a human cost.” US District Judge ...

India has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026-28 term, marking its seventh tenure at the Geneva-based body. India expressed gratitude for the support received and ...

While New Mexico made progress in 2024 battling syphilis and congenital syphilis, the state’s primary and secondary syphilis rates remain twice the national average. As such, the state Department of ...

In two letters published on Tuesday, the European Council Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concerns around UK human rights, its recent policing of pro-Palestine protests, and its rollback of ...

Protesters, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers and local residents, rallied in London in March to demonstrate against a proposed Chinese “super-embassy.” The targeted repression of human rights ...

The coffins crossed into Israeli soil from Gaza after being collected by the Red Cross, Israel Defense Forces says.

A country’s gross domestic product (GDP), which measures total economic output, is central to how governments assess their economies. But this figure, when looked at in isolation, which is most often ...

CARACAS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan human rights activist and a political consultant were shot and injured in Colombia's capital on Monday in a hitman-style attack, Colombian officials said.

(Brussels, October 13, 2025) – European Union member states meeting on October 21 to discuss Hungary’s erosion of the rule of law should vote on whether Hungary is at risk of a serious breach of EU ...