Three daughters of Malcolm X, a Black empowerment and civil rights icon in the United States, have accused the Central…
Human rights groups raise alarm on crackdown by COP29 hosts
The Azerbaijani government is using COP29 to crack down on environmental activists and other political opponents, according to human rights…
What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News
A United States jury has ruled that Virginia-based defence contractor CACI must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were…
Why New Zealand’s PM has apologised to 200,000 abused in state care | Civil Rights News
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Tuesday made an unprecedented formal and “unreserved” apology to survivors of abuse in…
Canada orders binding arbitration to end port lockout | Workers’ Rights News
With the lockouts, $930m of goods are being affected daily, affecting supply chains and local economy, the government says. Canada’s…
US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur | Conflict News
Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence. The United States…
US migrant rights advocates raise alarm over Trump appointments | Donald Trump News
As US President-elect Donald Trump moves to fill key cabinet positions in his incoming administration, experts and rights groups in…
Canada remembers Murray Sinclair, trailblazing Indigenous judge and senator | Indigenous Rights News
Relatives, friends and leaders say Sinclair, who died this week aged 73, and his legacy will ‘never be forgotten’. Canada…
Breaking the cycle of child physical punishment in the Philippines | Child Rights
In the Philippines, the Tagalog word “pamamalo” refers to the corporal punishment of children. This violent means of domestic punishment,…
Seven US states expand rights as Florida ballot fails
Reuters Voters in seven states approved measures to protect or expand abortion rights, but a bid to restore protections for…