human rights

Qatar confirms that it is holding two British employees of Global Network for Rights and Development.

Founder of 'Liberal Saudi Network' has sentence upheld, ordered to endure lashes outside mosque.

A British man and his Saudi wife physically assaulted by religious police outside a mall in Riyadh.

Average daily cost of the Iraq war, including the airstrikes, is around £4.5 million.

Pyongyang's foreign ministry pours scorns on US for its handling of the shooting of an unarmed black teenager.

Eight of the nineteen people were beheaded for non-violent offences including sorcery and drug smuggling.

MPs from both ruling and opposition parties convene to discuss tabling the anti-gay bill again in parliament.

US House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed resolution for China to end prisoner organ harvesting.

Law Wan-tung, 44, pleads not guilty to abusing Erwiana Sulistyaningsih in Hong Kong

The High Court ruling comes after Cait Reilly's Poundland case.

New law enables judges to prosecute human rights crimes in absentia.

Human rights organisation hopes to help activists in imminent danger of attack, kidnap or torture

Respondents were successful in the Court of Appeal, but Theresa May took the case to the Supreme Court.

Ti-Anna Wang has suffered 25 years of injustice. Now she tells her story.

Third of British believe torture acceptable to protect the public

Badawi was sentenced to a vicious flogging - and millions of people will share the pain.

Entertainer's 18-month ordeal comes to end after CPS drops sex charge prosecution

A new exhibition of Ai Weiwei's work has gone on display in New York, even though the Chinese dissident artist will not be able to attend.

Burundi has its own turbulent past - and a very uncertain present.

Rock musician Paul Weller claimed photos of children on holiday in Los Angeles were voyeuristic.

South Africa's Human Rights Commission finds Nel did not breach Blade Runner's dignity or freedom of expression

In an exclusive documentary short, IBTimes UK investigates the hidden genocide currently occurring inside Burma.

Five men allegedly attacked visitor in empty property on housing development because he was gay

First lady said she and President Obama believed human rights and a free media are 'the birthright of everyone'.

Saudi Arabia's comments in Geneva are at best window dressing - at worst an attempt to obscure repression at home.

Amnesty International report claims Israel forces potentially guilty of 'war crimes' in occupied West Bank

North Korean statement dismisses recent UN report and warns United States to 'mind its own business'.

Amnesty report examines death penalty execution rates in US, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq

Law prohibits underwear containing less than 6% cotton being imported, made or sold in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Human rights lawyer Jesselyn Radack claims London Heathrow Airport staff deliberately intimidated her on Saturday.