human rights

Researchers analysed how defendants explained their involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide which killed up to one million people.

Norway's Immigration Appeals Board rejected Leila Bayat, alleging her documents were falsified.

The "disabled client" is the pro-sex work lobby's new hero. But there's nothing sympathetic about him.

The West's indifference to Iran's historic crimes lets my brother's killers get away with murder.

"Myanmar doesn't distinguish between the terrorists and civilians. They are hunting all the Rohingya."

Samantha Heaton was refused service bonus at Buffalo Wild Wings over gay tattoo.

Purna Maya, 48, was allegedly raped and tortured by troops during the brutal conflict. Her case is the first to get attention.

This is the first warning of its kind issued by the NAACP.

Women's rights are sacrificed on the altar of political and religious correctness.

Artist Alexander Kargaltsev speaks to a man who escaped the Russian region.

German human rights activist and five others are in custody in Turkey pending trial on terrorism charges.

The Supreme Court in Russia rejected an appeal against a nationwide ban on Jehovah's Witnesses.

Harrowing stories are emerging from the newly-liberated city Mosul after it's recapture.

3,000 people are living in the refugee camp in "overcrowded, unhygienic and unsafe" conditions, say activists.

They have been accused of "religious hate crimes" after a women's rights protest in Seville.

Under Chavez's successor Maduro, Venezuela is sliding towards dictatorship after years of economic mismanagement.

The Iranian regime kidnapped me for speaking up for democracy and human rights as a student.

An attack on the Human Rights Act is an attack on us all

The Human Rights Act has made Britain a better country and us better people.

Nadia Murad was captured by Islamic State militants in 2014.

European human rights watchdog praises Germany for not castrating sex offenders, though it remains legal.

The UN says the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted groups in the world. Neither Bangladesh nor Myanmar recognises them as citizens.

Asylum seekers will also be offered a meal at one of Melbourne's top hotels.

The company is demanding marriage equality for same-sex marriage couples.

This is the first time that a gay couple has been sentenced to public caning in the region.

Iranian voters will decide the fate of moderate President Hassan Rouhani.

Dmitry Alushkin denied gay men are being detained and tortured in the Russian region.

Human Rights Watch and the United Nations report that soldiers threatened victims to remain silent.

The NGO KyivPride has put together the guide ahead of the weekend's festivities.

The helpline's director revealed the man's identity on social media.