Rights watch

Ukraine names 10 Russian soldiers in alleged human rights abuses in Bucha

Prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova says ‘more than 8,000 cases’ of suspected war crimes identified

Xinjiang: UN team in China ahead of visit by human rights chief

Michelle Bachelet due to visit Uyghur region in May after United Nations long pushed China for ‘unfettered, meaningful’ access.

Mesut Ozil on India: ‘What is happening to human rights in the so-called largest democracy in the world?’

The outspoken German football World Cupper Mesut Ozil has questioned India’s human rights record.

Regional Crisis as an Opportunity to Promote Human Rights

There is little doubt that our region is in crisis. At home, Kazakhstan is still reeling from the tragic events of January, while not far from home, the Russian-Ukraine conflict is raging between our two neighbours – to which we pray for a peaceful resolution.

A major voice of Egypt’s 2011 uprising publishes an anthology of his writings

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Egyptian human rights activist Sanaa Seif about her brother, a well-known activist involved with Egypt’s 2011 uprising, who completed his new book from prison.

South African Freedom Day 2022: What is left to celebrate?

People across the world watched in awe as South Africans queued for kilometeres, waiting patiently for hours under the sun, in cities, townships, villages and wide-open spaces to cast their votes for the first time on 27 April 1994.

Czechia looks to replace Russia in UN Human Rights Council

The Czech Republic wants to take Russia’s place in the UN Human Rights Council, the foreign ministry confirmed on Twitter.

Rwanda Defends U.K. Migration Deal, Weighs Similar Denmark Plan

Rwandan President Paul Kagame defended a controversial plan by the U.K. to send asylum seekers to the East African nation, and said it’s holding talks with Denmark about a similar deal.

Swedish PM says integration of immigrants has failed, fueled gang crime

STOCKHOLM - Sweden has failed to integrate the vast numbers of immigrants it has taken in over the past two decades, leading to parallel societies and gang violence, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Thursday, as she launched a series of initiatives to combat organised crime.

What is behind Libya’s recent crackdown on human rights and activists?

Over the last few months, Libya’s Internal Security Agency (ISA) has rounded up seven young Libyans, accusing them of very serious crimes including that of apostasy, contempt of Islam and spreading of atheism. Such accusations in the predominantly Muslim and overwhelmingly conservative country could be a death sentence, even if unproven.