"The rule of law is being outmuscled by the rule of force," he said at the opening of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

As part of its campaign of suppression, Tehran has arrested people in mass, detaining individuals in unofficial facilities where they cannot communicate with the outside world.

A new report from Human Rights Watch accuses Iran’s government of committing human rights abuses, including arbitrary arrests, torture and forced disappearances of protestors.

Philippe Bolopion warns that ‘there is a risk that the U.S. switching sides on the global scene may strengthen the ...

The United States has quickly eroded human rights safeguards a year into the second Trump administration, according to Amnesty International. "What we are witnessing is a full-blown human rights ...

BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Union has imposed sanctions on a new group of eight individuals suspected of ...

ECHR head Michael O’Flaherty says reducing human rights protections for specific groups would create a “dreadful precedent,” adding: “Look at our European history.” ...

China's representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday strongly refuted false remarks related to China made by Japan and a few other countries, saying Japan's criticism ...

The City of Iowa City will begin accepting applications for its 2026 Human Rights Grant starting March 1.Applications will be accepted through April 1, 2026. Th ...

Human rights are under assault worldwide, the United Nations chief warns, citing widespread abuses of international law and devastating civilian suffering in conflicts in Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine. “The ...