UN expert condemns Egypt’s detention of journalists, human rights defenders
UN expert condemns Egypt’s detention of journalists, human rights defenders Special rapporteur calls on authorities to stop silencing dissent and shrinking civic space in country MEE staff More...
Israel bans schools from hosting rights groups critical of occupation
Israel bans schools from hosting rights groups critical of occupation The announcement came after Likud complained about the director of rights group B’Tselem who was scheduled to give a talk at a More...
HOPE not hate: What we need to remember from the Civil Rights Movement
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. The commemoration marks the anniversary of King’s birth with a public holiday in honour of one of the heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. After the More...
Government plans to “rip up” workers’ rights met with outrage
UK workers’ rights previously protected by EU law are at risk of being “ripped up” under proposals being drawn up by the government. The planned shake-up of regulations is part of the government’s post-Brexit More...
One Night in Miami: civil rights at the crossroads – review
One Night in Miami provides a vivid depiction of segregated America and an exploration of the meaning of Black liberation, finds Yonas Makoni Counterfire Daily More...
‘Legacy of isolation & defeat’: Cuba slams US over sanctions on Interior Minister for alleged ‘human rights abuse’
Washington has imposed a new round of sanctions on Cuba’s Interior Ministry, also blacklisting the agency’s head over his alleged role in “human rights abuses” as Havana condemned the move as ”coercive” More...
EXPOSED: Boris Johnson’s plan to decimate Workers’ Rights, slash Holiday Pay entitlements, bin rest breaks, and force longer hours on workers
Boris Johnson’s Conservative government are set to break one of their key post-Brexit promises after plans to decimate YOUR rights at work – including laws to slash holiday pay entitlements, bin rest More...
Rights group calls on US Muslims to be ‘extra vigilant’ in wake of Capitol riot
Rights group calls on US Muslims to be ‘extra vigilant’ in wake of Capitol riot Council on American-Islamic Relations says threat posed by far-right white supremacist violence is high and More...
At least 4 Tory MPs join extremist right’s favourite chat platform
At least four Tory MPs, probably five or more, have joined Parler, the social media platform of choice for right-wing extremists. Parler has gone offline today after Amazon withdrew its ‘cloud platform’ More...
Israel is an ‘apartheid’ state, says the country’s leading human rights group
Israel is an ‘apartheid’ state, says the country’s leading human rights group B’Tselem’s latest report analyses Israel’s efforts to cement ‘supremacy of Jews over More...
