human-rights

Image for Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'Headlines

Finland's Supreme Court Fines Mp for Calling Homosexuality 'developmental Disorder'

Image for Panel wants prosecution of ousted Nepal PM over violence in Gen Z protestsHeadlines

Panel Wants Prosecution of Ousted Nepal PM Over Violence in Gen Z Protests

Image for UN adopts Ghana's slavery resolution, defying resistance from US, EuropeFinance

UN Adopts Ghana's Slavery Resolution, Defying Resistance From Us, Europe

Image for France to investigate ex-EU border chief for alleged crimes against humanityHeadlines

France to Investigate ex-EU Border Chief for Alleged Crimes Against Humanity

Image for Iran says it is implementing sentences against convicted January protesters

Iran Says It Is Implementing Sentences Against Convicted January Protesters

Date: March 23, 2026

DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - The cases of individuals arrested over Iran's nationwide protests earlier this year have been processed, first deputy Chief of the Judiciary Hamzeh Khalili said on Monday,...

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Palestinian Man Says Israeli Settlers Sexually Assaulted Him in Front of His Family

Date: March 20, 2026

By Ali Sawafta and Pesha Magid HUMSAH, West Bank, March 20 (Reuters) - Israeli settlers sexually assaulted a Palestinian man - tying his genitalia with zip ties and parading him naked in front of his...

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Detained Britons Used as 'human Shields' in Iran War Zone, Family Says

Date: March 20, 2026

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The family of a British couple detained in Iran said on Friday the pair were being used as "human shields" during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and they accused Britain's...

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Iranian Women's Soccer Team Arrive Back in Iran After Some Withdrew Asylum Claim

Date: March 18, 2026

By Ismet Mikailogullari GURBULAK, Turkey, March 18 (Reuters) - The Iranian women's soccer team crossed the Turkish border into Iran on Wednesday to complete a fraught return journey from Australia,...

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UN Says More Than 36,000 Palestinians Displaced by Israeli Settlement Drive

Date: March 17, 2026

BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - More than 36,000 Palestinians in the West Bank were forcibly displaced over a year by Israeli settlement expansion and associated violence, the U.N. human rights office...

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Israel Drops Charges Against Soldiers Accused of Abusing Gaza Detainee

Date: March 12, 2026

JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Thursday dropped charges against five soldiers accused of torturing a Palestinian detained during the Gaza war, in a case that exposed divisions...