#human rights

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 other allies to do ...

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 rights record ...

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 of the hijab have caused ...

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 resulted from divorce. Michaelidou ...

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 authoritarianism”. Richard Bennett, the ...

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 on Ill-treatment of migrants among other ...

‘China has succesfully completed building a moderately prosperous society … and put an end to absolute poverty for the first time in history,’ says Ambassador Liu By Liu Yantao AS the 49...

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 group was ordered ...

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 proper definitions of some words makes ...

Parliaments are crucial in upholding the European values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, House President Annita Demetriou said on Friday while speaking at the European Conference ...

The foreign ministry has launched its first annual competition for the Stella Soulioti human rights award, named after the island’s first woman attorney-general (AG). It said that candidacies can ...

Is the SafePass forcing us to get vaccinated? Why is it so selectively applied? A look at the balancing act between public interest and private rights By Achilleas Demetriades The ...

Prominent lawyers came out guns blazing on Monday over the government’s intention – not law for the moment – to impose what effectively amounts to a domestic Covid pass after May 9, ...

Not since the 1930s and World War II have states arrogated to themselves such wide powers impinging on human rights and fundamental freedoms as they did in 2020-21. Governments contemplating ...

Cyprus has been cited in the latest US State Department Human Rights Report for lapses on certain human rights issues including “serious acts of corruption” crimes involving violence or threats ...

Western countries on Friday called on Egypt to end the prosecution of activists, journalists and perceived political opponents under counter-terrorism laws, and to unconditionally release them. The United States, which ...

There are three routes to fighting the decrees and all three would likely end up in Strasbourg By Achilleas Demetriades More than a year has passed since the decrees started ...

For the first time in its history, Cyprus is applying to join the UN Human Rights Council from 2025 to 2027, it was announced on Tuesday. The Human Rights Council is an ...