Human rights violations
Iranian political prisoner accused of conspiring with Israel brutally beaten in prison
He was left with broken ribs, broken hands, and facial injuries after he was attacked in Qazvin Central Prison in Iran, human rights groups said on Wednesday, sharing images of the injuries.
Portuguese human rights organization honors the victims of Hamas' October 7 massacre
'Be our voice': Brutalized Iranians speak of loved ones taken by the Islamic regime
Sexual abuse in Iranian prisons sharply rises as population repression increases during ceasefire
US calls for end to anti-Israel bias as it regains UN Human Rights Council seat
Saudi Arabia maintains membership, but Russia loses seat.
‘Slight improvement’ in treatment of Palestinians – Rabbis for Human Rights
The group’s mission is to inform the public about human rights violations and to pressure government institutions to redress them.
Palestinian NGOs accuse Israel of death threats at The Hague
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Emmanuel Nashon said "We do not react to such preposterous allegations."
The discriminatory laws that do not discriminate
Adalah calls itself “an independent human rights organization,” and thus its statements enjoy some of the halo effect attached to this self-anointed status.
Israel to UNHRC: ‘You’ve never cared for us, how do you expect us to take you seriously?'
Envoy to UNHRC Eviatar Manor charges that the body “needs a moral compass” and that it “does not and will not contribute to peace in our region.”
UN warns Israel over its refusal to cooperate with human rights investigations
The refusal stems from Israel deep conviction that the investigations are biased and akin to a “kangaroo” court whose negative judgment against Israel is already proscribed.
UN: 2015 was most violent year in West Bank, Israel in the last decade
Settler violence against Palestinians has declined, the UN report stated, noting that there were 305 such attacks in 2013, which dropped to 217 in 2014 and then declined again to 130 in 2015.
Neo-Nazis salute ‘Aryan goddess’ Taylor Swift
“The association of Ms. Swift with Adolf Hitler undisputedly is ‘harmful,’ ‘abusive,’ and ‘ethnically offensive..." Swift's lawyer said in a statement.
Saudi reporter jailed for 5 years for insulting rulers
Amnesty described the sentencing of Alaa Brinji on Thursday as "a clear violation of international law" and said it showed intolerance of the right to peaceful expression.
UNHRC nominates pro-Palestinian Canadian legal expert as special investigator on Israel
It is expected that the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday will formally appoint Michael Lynk to the post to replace Indonesian diplomat Makarim Wibisono.