Human rights violations

Child among protesters sexually assaulted in Iran, rights group says

HRW and Amnesty warn that Tehran uses rape, sexual violence, and torture to suppress dissent, continuing a pattern of violence following previous protests.

Illustrative People step on an Iranian flag at a march in support of nationwide protests in Iran, Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 18, 2026.
PEOPLE ATTEND a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 21, 2022.

Iran had highest number of executions in over a decade, human rights report says

Members of the Baha'i faith hold flowers as they demonstrate outside a state security court during a hearing in the case of a fellow Baha'i man charged with seeking to establish a base for the community in Yemen, in the country's capital Sanaa April 3, 2016

Iranian regime weaponizes judicial systems against Baha'i minority, Human Rights Watch claims

Members of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Guard stand in formation as they carry out an increased security patrol along Lake Maracaibo amid rising tensions between Venezuela and US, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, October 26, 2025.

Venezuela's GNB guilty of crimes against humanity, including rape and torture, UN finds


Israel: Human Rights Watch is ‘propaganda' group, can’t have workers permit

The group said it was surprised by Israel’s response since it “regularly meets and corresponds with Israeli government officials."

A Palestinian woman paints a mural, depicting a masked Palestinian holding a knife, in support of Palestinians committing stabbing attacks against Israelis, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip

Thousands rally for unity in Tel Aviv following Azaria verdict

“Each and every one of us has the responsibility to act toward a mutual guarantee to save the rare fabric that our people have."

YOUTH SING in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square last night, at an event calling to heal the divisions in Israeli society

RIGHT FROM WRONG: Alt-left delete

It is time to acknowledge that it was the alt-left the American voter was responding to when he or she cast a ballot for Trump, not the alt-right.

Swastika and "Seig Heil 2016" graffiti found in South Philly

Saudi prince flogged in court-ordered punishment

Lashing comes after another Saudi prince was executed for murder.

Flag of Saudi Arabia

US calls for end to anti-Israel bias as it regains UN Human Rights Council seat

Saudi Arabia maintains membership, but Russia loses seat.

Envoy holds folder at the 31st Session of the Human Rights Council at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland

‘Slight improvement’ in treatment of Palestinians – Rabbis for Human Rights

The group’s mission is to inform the public about human rights violations and to pressure government institutions to redress them.

Rabbis pray at the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

Palestinian NGOs accuse Israel of death threats at The Hague

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Emmanuel Nashon said "We do not react to such preposterous allegations."

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands

The discriminatory laws that do not discriminate

Adalah calls itself “an independent human rights organization,” and thus its statements enjoy some of the halo effect attached to this self-anointed status.

JUST A mirage of equality? The author asks whether demands for equality in Israel are a hidden way to reduce Jewish rights to a state

Israel to UNHRC: ‘You’ve never cared for us, how do you expect us to take you seriously?'

Envoy to UNHRC Eviatar Manor charges that the body “needs a moral compass” and that it “does not and will not contribute to peace in our region.”

Israel's Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Eviatar Manor

UN warns Israel over its refusal to cooperate with human rights investigations

The refusal stems from Israel deep conviction that the investigations are biased and akin to a “kangaroo” court whose negative judgment against Israel is already proscribed.

Overview of the UN Human Rights Council during a debate at the United Nations in Geneva