UN human rights commissioner criticised over planned Xinjiang visit
Exclusive: Politicians accuse China of organising a ‘Potemkin-style tour’ for Michelle Bachelet A group of 40 politicians from 18 countries have told the UN high...
Category : Human rights
Threat of being sent to Rwanda ‘harming health of UK asylum seekers’
Rights organisations say refugees going into hiding as Home Office admits LGBTQ+ people could face persecution in African country Ministers’ threats to send unauthorised migrants...
Security chief who led pro-democracy crackdown set to be Hong Kong’s new leader
John Lee is the only candidate in the running to succeed Carrie Lam as chief executive At the height of Hong Kong’s protests in the...
Tigray has been the scene of ‘ethnic cleansing’, say human rights groups
Human Rights Watch-Amnesty report accuses Ethiopian paramilitaries of war crimes and crimes against humanity Ethiopian paramilitaries have carried out a campaign of ethnic cleansing in...
Russian mercenaries and Mali army accused of killing 300 civilians
Human Rights Watch says deaths during anti-jihadist operation in Moura ‘the worst atrocity in Mali in a decade’ Suspected Russian mercenaries participated in an operation...
Nigerian humanist jailed for 24 years after pleading guilty to blasphemy
Mubarak Bala’s case seen as part of a clampdown on critics of religious orthodoxy in a deeply conservative region A prominent Nigerian humanist has been...
Britain hands billions to projects linked to labour abuse and climate damage
UK Export Finance used £5.24bn of taxpayer money to fund overseas energy and infrastructure ventures – despite its own review raising concerns The British government...
Sumaya Sadurni: photojournalist and ‘rock’n’roll Mother Teresa’ dies at 32
Described as ‘outstanding and fearless’ by Bobi Wine, tributes have been paid to Sadurni, whose work featured in the Guardian and New York Times Sumaya...
‘Contemptuous’: anger in Brazil as Bolsonaro given Indigenous merit medal
Government honours president who activists accuse of undermining Indigenous protections Brazilian activists are outraged after Jair Bolsonaro – who has been accused of spearheading a...
Leading activist in Egypt’s 2011 uprising and two others jailed
Alaa Abd El-Fattah gets five years for ‘spreading false news’ and lawyer and blogger get four-year terms A leading figure in Egypt’s 2011 uprising, his...
