Human rights
MK Kariv, Zulat Institute, Rabbis for Human Rights ask High Court to strike down death penalty law
A new petition to the High Court challenges Israel's controversial death penalty law, focusing on its impact in the West Bank and seeking urgent action to prevent its immediate implementation.
US strikes on Iran may constitute war crimes, international law experts announce
Iran executes man allegedly tied to attack on military site during mass protests
Iran steps up executions as experts warn state killing being used to suppress political dissent
Yemeni gov’t killed six protesters, wounded dozens in February demonstrations crackdown - HRW
The leadership’s January decision to dissolve the STC was a choice seen to have been heavily influenced by Saudi Arabia.
UN probe: Syrian minorities face kidnappings, rape, and arbitrary detention
A UN report reveals that Syria's new government has failed to stop human rights abuses, including abductions, sexual violence, and arbitrary detentions, despite efforts for accountability.
High Court orders state to remove Sharvit from seized Jordan Valley lands pending further ruling
Interim injunction follows February conditional order in petition by 12 Palestinian farmers from Wadi al-Far’a, who say they have been blocked from reaching their lands since October 2023.
US calls to reassess Afghanistan aid over Taliban policies, growing humanitarian crisis
"In light of the Taliban's intransigence, we must carefully evaluate the utility of international assistance and engagement in Afghanistan," Waltz said.
Human Rights Watch accuses IDF of unlawful use of white phosphorus in Lebanon
HRW also clarified that it couldn't verify if people were in the area where they claimed the white phosphorus was used or if civilians were hurt by the use of that weapon.
Iranian families pressured to falsify death records after regime kills protesting loved ones - CNN
The regime, rights groups stated, would routinely force the families to register their loved ones posthumously as members of the paramilitary Basij militia, a force affiliated with the IRGC.
Not many nations understood October 7 without explanation. Azerbaijan is one of them - opinion
On the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre, Rabbi Zamir Isayev reflects on why October 7 resonated so deeply in Baku and what that shared memory means for Israelis today.
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival apologizes on selecting anti-Zionist juror to judge human rights films
The Israeli Consulate withdrew its support for the annual festival Friday after learning one of the student jurors in the human rights category “shared antisemitic and anti-Israel content."
Torture, sexual violence, forced confessions: Experts reveal mass human rights violations in Iran
As part of its campaign of suppression, Tehran has arrested people in mass, detaining individuals in unofficial facilities where they cannot communicate with the outside world.
Iraq's FM says Ankara agreed to take back Turkish citizens among IS detainees moved from Syria
Iraq took in the detainees in an operation arranged with the United States after Kurdish forces retreated and shut down camps and prisons that had housed IS suspects for nearly a decade.
