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Human rights activists say Belarusian authorities are setting unacceptable conditions for the release of political prisoners, including writing a public statement of repentance

Exclusive: Letter sent to No 10 calls for laws to be repealed, safe routes to UK and end to ‘perma-backlog’ of applicants

Keir Starmer made some eye-catching new appointments, including a human rights barrister and a rehabilitation campaigner

He is not offering great reform, but his Wilson-like workaholism and Attlee-like seriousness are what we need now, says Geoffrey Robertson KC

The Namibian high court recently invalidated the country’s colonial-era “sodomy law”, which had made consensual sexual acts between men a criminal offence. The court declared that the common law offences of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” were unconstitutional. This ruling follows a separate decision in 2023 where Namibia’s supreme court…

Former human rights lawyer has pledged ‘stability and moderation’ after taking Labour party back into power

Australians want stronger protections for whistleblowers, according to a new survey conducted after an ex-military lawyer was jailed for leaking defence papers.

Campaigner for human rights and director of Justice, the organisation that pushes for legal reform

Kenyan police have arrested more than 270 people who, they said, were masquerading as protesters and suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies in the country. Human rights organisations denounced what they say is "excessive repression".

The Labour Party won a landslide victory in the UK general election on Thursday, making Keir Starmer the country’s first Labour prime minister in 14 years. Starmer's victory caps a remarkable political rise for the former human rights lawyer and chief prosecutor, first elected an MP in 2015.

The Peruvian Congress has approved a law establishing a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that human rights organizations have warned could encourage impunity and thwart investigations into serious abuses