Human rights

US judge extends deportation protections for migrants from Myanmar

FILE PHOTO: A Rohingya refugee child looks on as she is stranded due to a boat engine failure in the waters of South Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, October 20, 2024, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Syifa Yulinnas/via REUTERS

Uganda detains 2,000 opposition supporters, kills 30 after disputed election, army chief says

Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

US-based rights group says it has confirmed over 5,000 killed during Iran protests

Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on Jan 9.

UN human rights chief slams ‘routine abuse’ of migrants in US

Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends the Human Rights Council at the UN European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

UN rights body holds emergency session on Iran’s protest crackdown

Members of the UN Security Council meet on Iran at the request of the United States at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

French prisons risk becoming ‘human warehouses’, says Council of Europe

France has some of the worst prison overcrowding in Europe, ranking third worst.

Chile’s Kast names Quiroz finance minister, taps Pinochet defenders for cabinet

Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks as he presents the members of his cabinet, in Santiago, Chile January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Diego Reyes

Portuguese police arrest 37 suspected ultra-right militants

Spain opposes plan for asylum centres outside EU

Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska reacts during an interview with Reuters in Madrid, Spain, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Susana Vera

UN rights council to hold emergency session on Iran, document shows

Iranian human rights activist Ahmad Batebi at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Iran on Jan 15. An official said the authorities have verified at least 5,000 deaths in protests in the country.

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