The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

When she became president, Samia Suluhu Hassan offered hope. But the country’s sudden democratic decay is more than just a national tragedy

Bangladesh’s capital and major cities are calm despite a call for a nationwide shutdown by supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

A human rights charity says unprecedented number have died in custody since the war began, and describes torture and medical neglect

A domestic war crimes court in Bangladesh has sentenced the country’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. The court found Hasina guilty of incitement, orders to kill and inaction to prevent atrocities during the deadly state crackdown on a student-led uprising in 2024.

Last year the head of Israel’s prison system boasted that he had degraded prison conditions to the legal minimum

A report by an Israeli human rights group says at least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since the war in Gaza began

Cars, e-bikes and sums of money will be confiscated from asylum seekers under new crackdown

A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death on 17 November, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce sweeping changes in the Commons on Monday, including an overhaul of human rights laws.