Namibia high court overturns law banning gay sex
Victory for LGBTQ+ campaigners who say ban contributes to discrimination and violence by police Namibia’s high court has overturned a law that criminalised gay sex...
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Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda admission sparks legal action from detained asylum seekers
Migrants seek redress for ‘immense distress’ from deportations now thrown into chaos by election announcement Asylum seekers detained by the Home Office and threatened with...
Attacks on health workers in conflict zones at highest level ever – report
More than 2,500 attacks in 2023, including medics killed and clinics bombed, in war zones such as Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine Attacks on health workers,...
‘Bullet wounds are common’: crime rife in DRC’s rebel-besieged city of Goma
Robberies, shootings, extortion and rapes have surged since the Rwandan-backed M23 militia cut off the eastern Congolese capital In broad daylight on 16 April, three...
Children ‘piled up and shot’: new details emerge of ethnic cleansing in Darfur
As El Fasher stands on the ‘precipice of a massacre’, rights groups call for sanctions after new testimony describes atrocities carried out by RSF paramilitaries...
UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’ The UK has been...
Council of Europe human rights watchdog condemns UK’s Rwanda bill
Commissioner expresses grave concern after Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy passes parliamentary stages The Council of Europe’s human rights watchdog has condemned Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme,...
‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims
Historic hearing will receive submissions from people whose human rights have been affected by climate change Julian Medina comes from a long line of fishers...
UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimes Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis – in pictures...
Liberia senate votes to establish war crimes court
The court will investigate crimes against humanity committed during the African country’s two civil wars between 1989 and 2003 Senators in Liberia have voted overwhelmingly...
