Human rights
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women remain trapped in deepening rights crisis
The Afghan women who spoke to The Media Line said that words could hardly capture the hardships they have endured in exile, while their loved ones continue to face difficult conditions back home.
Iran executes man convicted of running over police during January protests
Taliban celebrate ‘victory day’ five years after seizing power in Afghanistan
Iran executions return to near-daily pace as war distracts world from domestic repression
Jailed British couple in Iran continue hunger strike, US-based rights org. HRANA says
Craig and Lindsay Foreman, jailed in Iran on espionage charges, have been denied adequate medical care and contact with their families, HRANA reported.
City of al-Obeid in Sudan facing human rights catastrophe, UN high commissioner warns council
"The signs from al-Obeid are clear and unmistakable: Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan, this time in the capital of the strategic state of North Kordofan," Volker Turk said.
Why I went to Geneva: The human rights system at a crossroads - opinion
When victims cannot testify, we must carry their stories.
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.
'Crazy' war violated int'l law, did not help Iranians, Council of Europe's Iran rapporteur says
Europe must target Iranian officials more effectively and support democratic opposition groups in exile, Council of Europe rapporteur Max Lucks said.
Iranian activist, two-year-old daughter, sent to Evin Prison, human rights group says
Khanbeigi was ordered to return to the prison, known for mass human rights violations, after being given leave from her sentence to give birth to Lalehzari.
Iran to pursue human rights cases against the US, will seize assets, judiciary chief announces
At the American Human Rights Week event, Ejei claimed that courts had already issued rulings against American officials “who have committed crimes against our people.”
Paris mayor grants city honor to civilians of Gaza, West Bank
For more than 20 years, the City of Paris has awarded honorary citizenship to people who are “threatened, imprisoned, or prosecuted because they defend human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
Iran sentences singer Parastoo Ahmadi, eight others to lashings over performance without hijab
The artists will also face a two-year travel ban and a two-year restriction on all artistic activity after the Iranian judiciary found the nine artists had offended “public decency."
UN warns Israeli settlers could join blacklist for violations against children
The report continues to blacklist Hamas’ armed wing and affiliated factions for killing and maiming children and for abductions, and attributes 2,806 violations to Palestinian armed groups.
