human rights
The Embassy of Palestine called on the international community, and Cyprus in particular, to intervene “immediately and urgently” to release a sick Palestinian novelist and...
Israel is on ‘rampage’ against human rights, new Human Rights Watch chief says
Israel’s government is “on a rampage” against human rights, the new head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday and urged the United States and...
US senators target Saudi Arabia’s human rights record
Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced a resolution on Wednesday that could force President Joe Biden’s administration to prepare a report on Saudi Arabia’s human...
Images of emaciated Iranian prisoner prompt outrage
Social media images purported to be of an emaciated jailed Iranian physician who went on hunger strike in support of demonstrations against the compulsory wearing...
No services to prevent parental alienation says commissioner
The Commissioner for the Protection of Children’s Rights, Despo Michaelidou, said there was a lack of specialised services that to prevent ‘parental alienation’ which often...
UN human rights expert decries ‘descent towards authoritarianism’ in Afghanistan
A U.N. expert said on Monday that human rights had deteriorated under the Taliban, describing a “staggering repression” of women and girls and “descent towards...
US human rights report shows ‘significant improvements’ government says
The 2021 US Department of State report on human rights in Cyprus shows significant improvements compared with previous years, the government said Thursday, notwithstanding references...
China contributes actively to cause of global human rights
‘China has succesfully completed building a moderately prosperous society … and put an end to absolute poverty for the first time in history,’ says Ambassador...
Moscow court shuts down Russia’s Memorial human rights centre
A court on Wednesday ordered the closure of Russia’s Memorial Human Rights Centre, a day after its sister organisation and the country’s oldest human rights...
MPs urge caution over infectious diseases law
Opposition on Thursday called for caution over updating the 1923 law on infectious diseases to avoid restricting basic freedoms, with Akel arguing that lack of...