Human rights violations

Human rights group petitions Germany to investigate Iranian crimes against ethnic minorities

International human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, have repeatedly documented the regime’s use of unlawful killings, torture, sexual violence, and arbitrary detention.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Protesters wave Iranian pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 and shout slogans during a demonstration in front of the Brandenburger Gate as the sun shines in Berlin, on March 1, 2026.
Children use a flashlight as they go to play at the playground during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 14, 2026.

Russian-held town is a 'death trap' with starving residents, says Ukraine FM

Oleshky had a pre-war population of 24,000 people and is now home to around 1,700 residents, including 47 children, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

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Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing reviews a guard of honour with Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (not pictured), during a welcoming ceremony at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, August 6, 2026.

US begins direct talks with Myanmar in reversal of isolation attempts following military coup

The US Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, Michael Vance, played a leading role in the outreach, which has focused on shutting down scam centers that target Americans.

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FILE PHOTO: French high school students block the access to the Lycee Paul Eluard high school as they protest to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, September 30, 2026.

France summons Iranian ambassador over online campaign accusing Paris of human rights violations

Iran on Tuesday summoned France's envoy in Tehran over the ongoing student protests, accusing Paris of the "violent treatment" of demonstrators and of extensive human rights violations.

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B’Tselem slams Israel at French human rights award ceremony

“The occupation is organized, continuing state violence that leads to dispossession, killing and oppression,” El-Ad said at the French Justice Ministry.

DECEMBER 10, 2018ByLAHAV HARKOV
B’Tselem CEO Hagai El-Ad in his acceptance speech for the Human Rights Awards of the French Republic in Paris December 19, 2018

UNHRC appoints new Gaza probe chairman

Canton replaces US legal expert Michael Crane, who was appointed to the post on July 25 and resigned from the position on August 23 for unspecified personal reasons.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
UNHRC 521

UN: Israel among 'shameful' countries abusing human rights activists

Israel earns a spot for ongoing legal battle against Omar Shakir.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018ByREUTERS
Omar Shakir from Human Rights Watch

Speaking truth to power

James Loeffler traces the Jewish roots of the world’s human rights organizations

AUGUST 15, 2018ByCOLIN SHINDLER
Amnesty international billboard

U.N. Human Rights - as wrong as ever

MAY 18, 2018ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Jerusalem Post

Syrian Observatory says war has killed more than half a million

About 85 percent of the dead were civilians killed by the forces of the Syrian government and its allies.

MARCH 12, 2018ByREUTERS
A man holds a child after an airstrike in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 7, 2018.

London Center enlightens public on human rights violations

By viewing human rights violations and national security through the same lens, the London Center is able to conceive of innovative solutions.

MARCH 10, 2018ByYAEL KATZWER
Max Saatchi stands with other protesters while wearing a mask depicting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a "No to Rouhani, Yes to Human Rights in Iran Rally" organized by the National Council of Resistance to Iran, outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York, September 28,

Putin orders 'humanitarian corridor' in Syria's eastern Ghouta

More than 500 people have been killed in the strikes by pro-Assad forces in the past week.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018ByREUTERS
Wounded children in a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

EXPOSED! 382 Political Plotters and their "Back Door Power Grab" for the $18 Trillion EU

FEBRUARY 25, 2018ByDAVID PRICE
The Jerusalem Post

Syria's Ghouta residents 'wait to die' as bombs fall

The area is being hammered by one of the heaviest bombardments in seven years of war that has killed at least 250 people in 48 hours.

FEBRUARY 21, 2018ByREUTERS
A civil defense member reacts at a damaged site after an airstrike in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria