Human rights

Tehran hospital evacuated after explosions nearby: WHO

A woman walks on the street following an Israeli and U.S. strike on Gandhi Hotel Hospital, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Israel closes crossings into Gaza Strip, including for humanitarian aid workers, Israeli government agency says

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian ambulances go through the Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian side in Rafah, Egypt, February 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

UN chief condemns dehumanisation of migrants for political gain

The latest biennial report found that an estimated 3.7 per cent of the global population were migrants in 2024.

Mass graves found in eastern Congo after rebel withdrawal, governor says

South Kivu Governor Jean-Jacques Purusi Sadiki speaks during a Reuters interview in Bukavu, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo February 12, 2025. REUTERS/Edwin Waita

Women at risk as Taliban curbs hit Afghan healthcare, UN expert warns

FILE PHOTO: Afghan women and children wait for their turn to see a doctor at Yaka Dokan health clinic run by nonprofit organization World Vision, in Yaka Dokan village, Herat, Afghanistan, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

UN rights chief warns that more Iranians face execution over protests

FILE PHOTO: 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/File Photo

UN expert on Palestinian territories denounces ‘toxic’ attacks against her

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, attends a press conference at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo

UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression

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

Venezuela top prosecutor Saab resigns, will serve as acting ombudsman

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek Saab speaks to Reuters during an interview, in Caracas, Venezuela, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa/ File Photo

Brazil Supreme Court panel convicts plotters of Marielle Franco's assassination

Brazil's Supreme Court Judges Flavio Dino and Alexandre de Moraes sit on the day of the first session of the trial of suspects accused of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018, at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Mateus Bonomi

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