Portugal needs to “pay the costs” of slavery and other colonial-era crimes, the country’s president has said, in a rare instance of a European leader
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UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends. In its annual
Sudan had largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023, UN report shows
Sudan had the world’s largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023 as conflict and displacement drove food insecurity globally, according to the
Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban
Honduras is being taken to a global human rights body for the first time over its total abortion ban, which campaigners say violates women’s fundamental
At least 21 migrants dead after boat capsizes off coast of Djibouti
At least 21 people have died after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency has said. It was the second
Council of Europe human rights watchdog condemns UK’s Rwanda bill
The Council of Europe’s human rights watchdog has condemned Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme, saying it raises “major issues about the human rights of asylum seekers
Tuesday briefing: Rishi Sunak finally passes his Rwanda bill – now to find out if it works
Good morning. After two years, three prime ministers, four (or five) home secretaries, one cancelled flight and about 75,000 more people crossing the Channel in
World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism funding after claims of killings and evictions
The World Bank has suspended financing intended to develop tourism in southern Tanzania after allegations of killings, rape and forced evictions. The bank began investigating
Sudan’s forgotten war – podcast
With so much of the world’s attention on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, one of the worst humanitarian crises of recent times is playing
UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill will become law after peers eventually backed down on amending it, opening the way for legal battles over the potential