Rishi Sunak has slapped down a ‘stupid’ question about the European Court of Human Rights. In a bizarre Parliamentary question, Scottish MP Patrick Grady asked the Prime Minister “for what reasons he considers the European Court of Human Rights to be a
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, formed by women whose children were abducted during Argentina’s military dictatorship, are marking 47 years of searching. Each year in March, thousands join in protests to commemorate what is said to be the darkest period of
The European Union and the United Nations said Hong Kong’s new national security bill was deeply worrying and could erode fundamental freedoms in the China-ruled city. “It is alarming that such consequential legislation was rushed through the legislature through an accelerated process,
North Korean defectors spoke at a U.N. event in Geneva on Friday to expose human rights violations in a country one of them described as “hell” and to advocate for a strengthened U.N. mandate to investigate and document them. The defectors came
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Nearly 30,000 children are suffering abuse in camps and prisons in Syria’s northwest, according to a U.N.-backed commission. Most children were brought to Syria and Iraq by their parents after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate in 2014. The Independent International
The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, its first lady and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on three entities and 11
A leading international human rights lawyer has told Express.co.uk that he is fearful for the lives of opposition politicians and Orthodox priests in Ukraine after witnessing terrifying actions by the country’s secret police. Robert Amsterdam told Express.co.uk that he supports helping Ukraine
The U.N. human rights chief, Volker Türk, has urged for a swift end to the suppression of independent voices in Russia. Volker Türk voiced concerns about the persecution of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison. Türk also criticized increasing restrictions
Queen Camila brings a realness to the Royal Family, says one royal expert. King Charles had his whole life to prepare for the role of monarch, growing up the heir, but for Queen Camilla, she married into the Royal Family, and didn’t