Human rights

Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face risk of being raped, tortured, UN declares

A report published on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission said migrants are rounded up and abducted by criminal trafficking networks.

Illegal migrants from Nigeria sit in a waiting room before going to the airport during a deportation operation in the Libyan capital Tripoli on January 30, 2024.
 MEMBERS OF the Palestine Action Group gather in Sydney, in May.

The Palestine Action ruling leaves Britain’s Jewish community exposed - comment

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

IRGC kills protesters in hospital beds, targets medical staff, Iranian doctor tells ‘Post'


Iran is persecuting its own citizens, especially South Azerbaijanis - opinion

Many other ethnic minorities suffer from discrimination similar to that suffered by the Azerbaijanis in Iran.

A funeral is held for late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran.

Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says

Out of the eight political prisoners Iran executed during October, Hengaw identified seven as being sentenced on charges of espionage for Israel.

Activists protest against Iranian executions in Rome, Italy, July 30, 2025.

Anton Goodman: Fighting for human rights for Jews and Palestinians alike

Jerusalemite of the Week: Modern Orthodox peace activist Anton Goodman, of Rabbis for Human Rights, talks about his life, the causes he champions, and the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Anton Goodman (center), Orthodox Jewish peace activist and staff of Rabbis for Human Rights.

Doha clears UK activist Andy Hall of defamation over migrant rights case

A Doha court overturned the 2022 defamation conviction of British activist Andy Hall, clearing him of charges linked to his advocacy for migrant workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

Activist Andy Hall attends a meeting at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office to discuss his detainment in Qatar, July 2025.

The UN’s descent into Jew-hatred and irrelevance - opinion

Many Americans gave up on the UN decades ago, reflecting their post-World War II protectiveness toward Jews and Israel.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures after addressing the UN General Assembly.

Houthis arrest over 1,000 Yemenis for celebrating 1962 revolution in past two years - rights org.

Rights group says Iran-backed Houthi terrorists detained 1,063 people and raided 123 homes for marking the 1962 revolution in 2024-2025, with families left unaware of detainees’ whereabouts.

Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, demonstrate in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa, Yemen August 15, 2025.

Female prisoner dies in Iran; rights groups blame delayed medical treatment

Rights group Hengaw said prison officers had beaten her and accused her of "malingering" instead of immediately transferring her to the infirmary after her seizure.

Prison cell block

US sanctions several Palestinian human rights orgs based in Gaza, West Bank

The groups sanctioned were Al-Haq, Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.

 The logo of the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq is seen in its offices in Ramallah, in the West Bank, on November 8, 2021.

US withdraws from key UN human rights report, draws criticism from rights advocates

Experts say that the US's decision to withdraw from a UN review of its human rights record is a worrying sign for Washington.

 The flag alley at the United Nations European headquarters is seen during the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2023.

Hundreds of UN staff pressure rights chief to call Gaza a genocide, letter shows

The appeal was backed by around a quarter of the OHCHR's 2,000 person global staff.

Palestinians run towards airdropped aid packages, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025