Sources: Reuters via MSNBC
United Nations human rights experts accuse Israel of carrying out a "targeted starvation campaign" that resulted in child malnutrition and death in Gaza. 2024-07-9
Rai News, "Domani", and "The Guardian" jointly allege Italian prosecutors wiretapped thousands of confidential conversations between human rights lawyers and clients. The claims relate to prosecutions against charity officials for running migrant rescue boats. 2021-04-9
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi summons Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Xiao Qian to express concerns about the alleged human rights violation of Indonesian workers aboard Chinese fishing vessels. This comes after a video showing Chinese sailors throwing the body of a dead Indonesian crew member overboard went viral. 2020-05-7
The United Nations issues a report calling for an end to the nation's state of emergency, claiming it has been used to violate human rights. Turkey responds, calling the report "biased" and "unacceptable". 2018-03-20
Norwegian justice minister Sylvi Listhaug resigns amid controversy over remarks on human rights and national security. 2018-03-20
The European Union warns Thailand that the country needs to quickly address the human rights and slavery issues in its seafood industry if it wants to avoid an EU import ban. 2015-12-18
Russia announces a tit-for-tat visa bar on Americans guilty of human rights violations, over the US Magnitsky bill. 2012-12-7
Iran arrests five human rights lawyers for security-related offences, the latest in a series of arrests of Iranian human rights' activists since last year's disputed presidential election. 2010-11-15
The trial of eight police officers charged with the murder of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2010-11-12
A panel of human rights experts convened by the United Nations Human Rights Council says Israel's seizure of the Mavi Marmara in the Gaza flotilla raid was "clearly unlawful". 2010-09-22