Pushback on human rights: defenders speak out

UN investigations have documented war crimes in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan. So why is no one being held accountable? Why do some political leaders talk about human rights as though they were an optional nuisance? In this episode of our ‘Inside Geneva’ podcast, we speak with Phil Lynch and Pooja Patel from the Internationa

While the PM cites the need to streamline the public administration, experts and unions speak of the ‘destruction of human rights know-how’ and the influence of an ultra-conservative group that advocates corporal punishment.

His lawyers claim he is the target of ‘political persecution’ by Trump because of his support for Palestine. The Spanish government will have to decide whether to extradite him

His lawyers claim he is the target of ‘political persecution’ by Trump because of his support for Palestine. The Spanish government will have to decide whether to extradite him

The six men — employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation — were detained on July 18 after they were told to come to their office to retrieve confiscated laptops and phones, Human Rights Watch said in a statement released late Wednesday.

'Serious human rights concerns': UN condemns Turkiye's tougher sentencing for children

Human Rights Watch says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members from a local organization focused on women's and children's rights