Human Rights

Image for Russia labels Nobel-winning rights group Memorial an extremist movement, TASS says
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Russia labels Nobel-winning rights group Memorial an extremist movement, TASS says

LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - Russian human rights group Memorial was designated as an "extremist" mov...

9th April, 2026

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UN condemns Israeli strikes on Lebanon, calls casualty reports 'appalling'

April 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations on Wednesday condemned a massive wave of Israeli strikes acro...

8th April, 2026

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Telenor faces lawsuit over claims it exposed Myanmar customers to junta repression

BANGKOK, April 8 (Reuters) - A Swedish non-profit filed a class action lawsuit against Telenor on Tu...

8th April, 2026

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Iran executes man over attack on military site during January protests, Mizan reports

DUBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - Iran executed a man named Ali Fahim convicted over an attempt to storm a...

6th April, 2026

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Six Ukrainian children to be returned from Russia and reunited with families, US says

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Six Ukrainian children will be returned from Russia to their familie...

2nd April, 2026

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Azerbaijan upholds conviction of opposition politician, lawyer says

BAKU, April 2 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan on Thursday rejected an appeal by a promin...

2nd April, 2026

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Expelled from camp, Palestinian refugees now face Iranian rockets

By Pesha Magid TULKARM, West Bank, April 2 (Reuters) - The sight and sound of Iranian rockets arcing...

2nd April, 2026

Image for Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law
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Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law

By Ali Sawafta and Pesha Magid RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, March 31 (Reuters) - Palestinians in the occupied...

31st March, 2026

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Israeli death penalty bill for Palestinian murder convicts faces vote

JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament is expected on Monday to vote on a bill that wou...

30th March, 2026

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Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher

BERLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - Germany will talk to Chile's new right-wing government about reports th...

30th March, 2026

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Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, March 26 (Reuters) - Finland's Supreme Court on Tuesday found a member of...

26th March, 2026

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Panel wants prosecution of ousted Nepal PM over violence in Gen Z protests

KATHMANDU, March 26 (Reuters) - A Nepali panel set up to investigate the violence during anti-corrup...

26th March, 2026