All news on the topic: Human rights

The MoD has finally admitted it may hold almost 5,000 individual files on blood tests taken during nuclear weapons trials, but says it is too expensive to check them

Miriam Margolyes, Steve Coogan, Tilda Swinton and more artists have signed a letter expressing grave concern for the welfare of Palestinian civilians and calling on Gaza to receive humanitarian aid

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Video has emerged that appears to show a Palestinian man being shot by a gunman – understood to be an Israeli settler – who is then manhandled away by alleged Israeli Defence Force soldiers

The Tatoi palace on Mount Parnitha, near Athens, was the Greek royal family's home before the abolition of monarchy in 1973. An expensive renovation of the home could see it restored to its former glory and turned into a museum

A human rights group worker gives a vivid account of the crisis in the southern city of Khan Yunis as Israel steps up its military operation against Hamas

The star rejected the lucrative deal over its discrimination against women, LGBTQ+ people and the brutal silencing of its critics

At least 27 Americans have been killed so far, according to officials. The Israeli defence minister has vowed to "use every measure at our disposal" in response

The cult is believed to have sprung up on a remote island and the chilling tales from those who have escaped have prompted concern around the world

All your questions about the Israel-Palestine conflict answered amidst deadly violence, including who Hamas are and why the violence has erupted again

Abuse victim Lindiwe Maqhubela claims she was given an eviction notice from the women's refuge she lived in within hours of being released from hospital after trying to end her life

David Beckham said he was 'proud' of his role as ambassador for the Qatar World Cup last year - but Amnesty International's Sacha Deshmukh criticised the football legend

An acclaimed activist who has spent years behind bars for fighting for women's rights and opposing the government in Iran has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize

Drag queen Amadeus Fernando Pagente, 33, now faces up to 12 years in jail in the Philippines - where 80 per cent of people identify as Roman Catholic - for dressing up as Jesus Christ and reciting the Lord's Prayer while dressed in womens' clothing

The National Pensioners' Convention takes place in London later this month and the railway industry's plan to axe hundreds of front counters will be top of the agenda

Lina al-Hathloul, the sister of a political prisoner who was jailed after campaigning for women’s rights to drive, has spoken out ahead of two Saudi Arabia friendlies at St James' Park

Demonstrators held placards outside the Department for Transport as they demanded Government-backed plans to close nearly 1,000 station ticket offices across England are scrapped

The United Nations will review the UK Government’s progress in improving the lives of disabled people after a review in 2016 found that it was guilty of 'grave and systematic' violations of the UN’s disability convention

After taking legal advice, the refugees are vowing to band together to resist going back to the barge accommodation as one claims conditions on board are causing 'distress'

El Salvador's prison system is buckling under the strain of the sheer numbers of inmates as the current administration cuts down on cartels and their footsoldiers

Most of the victims with Cyclospora infections had enjoyed all-inclusive holiday packages in several different hotels in the Mexican Riviera Maya and Cancún regions where there were hotel buffets

Twisted child killer Lucy Letby will die in prison after being given a whole life order for the murder of seven babies and attempting to kill six more while working as a neonatal nurse

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has ruled that disabled people face more discrimination and a growing risk of poverty with successive governments making little to no progress

Alexei Khlebnikov, 35, officially hailed a "hero" for his service in the war in Ukraine, went on the run in the Volgograd region after being accused of rape

Iryna Stohnii, a 36-year-old senior combat medic, described the detainees as "constantly malnourished" and said female detainees were "dragged by the hair" or ordered to strip naked in front of male staff

The Silver Voices campaign group hoped its petition would trigger a probe into alleged discrimination against older people, especially around accessing online services