Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in second national security case
Already jailed, the 29-year-old democracy campaigner gets a decade more under Beijing's security law; rights groups call the sentence 'cruel'
Nov 5, 20263 views
Human Rights
Decades After Apartheid, South African Families Press a Fading Quest for Justice
As the Sharpeville massacre marks 66 years and jurist Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, survivors race against time to hold the past to account.
Oct 17, 20264 views
Senegal's LGBTQ+ Crackdown: 320 Arrested, Community Forced Into Hiding, Watchdog Says
Human Rights Watch documents mass detentions, forced HIV testing and 84 charges of 'voluntary HIV transmission' in a widening crackdown
Oct 15, 20263 views
Delhi Crackdown: Hundreds Detained as Voter-Roll Protests Target India's Election Chief
Protests over 130 million names culled from India's voter roll become a citizens' movement, met with mass detentions, metro closures and Amnesty scrutiny.
Oct 9, 20262 views
Navi Pillay, South African Human Rights Lawyer, Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
The apartheid-era defense lawyer and former UN human rights chief led a panel that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza, a finding Israel rejects.
Oct 9, 20262 views
Tigray forces accused of forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15 as Ethiopia conflict reignites
Renewed fighting since 23 September has shattered the 2022 Pretoria peace deal, with HRW accusing Tigrayan authorities of mass forced mobilisation.
Oct 6, 20263 views
U.S. Move to Ban Child Marriage Faces Heat as U.N. Lends Weight
A controversial federal bill would set the minimum marriage age at 18; the U.N. prepares a dedicated day. States and religious groups push back.
Sep 4, 20264 views
UN Panel Says Countries Legally Bound to Consider Slavery Reparations
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issues landmark guidance linking 1965 treaty to reparations for transatlantic slavery.
Aug 31, 20264 views
UK Closes Cairo Embassy Building as Row Deepens over British-Egyptian Activists' Detention
Family of detained Eman el-Shazly urges Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to intervene, as Egypt's human rights record faces renewed scrutiny.
Aug 27, 20264 views
Nine Years On, Rohingya Crisis Deepens as Aid Shrinks and Returns Remain Impossible
As the exodus enters its tenth year, EU and 15 countries say Myanmar is not safe for return, while diplomatic missions vow to keep the crisis on the global agenda.
Aug 25, 20262 views
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