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Afghanistan

Taliban voices 'concern' over US plans to deport Afghans via Pakistan

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Europe News

Child marriage in Germany: Over 350 cases logged, some brides aged 11

A written question by two AfD members of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament revealed 358 marriages involving minors, but only eight have so far been annulled with final legal effect.

13 October 2026

Europe News

Jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for 2026

Announcing the award, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said it was going to a "person who with exceptional courage and integrity has led the way towards a more comprehensive global legal order."

EU.XL

Can Europe’s return hubs comply with its human rights rules?

The EU has approved a legal basis for sending people with no right to stay to centres outside the bloc. Governments say rights will be respected. Rights groups warn the safeguards on paper may not hold up in practice.

USA

Rubio waives human rights restrictions on $320m military aid to Egypt

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio signed off on the waiver but argued that Washington’s concerns over its Middle Eastern ally’s human rights record will remain a point of discussion in full bilateral discussions.

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At least 150 pro-LGBTQ protesters detained in Istanbul crackdown

Turkish police detained at least 150 pro-LGBTQ protesters in Istanbul on Tuesday, 15 September, during a demonstration against a nationwide crackdown on the LGBTQ community.

15 September 2026

Europe News

Hungary to overhaul restrictive Orban-era child adoption measures

The prime minister's announcement marks a sharp ideological and policy break with the 2010-2026 Orbán governments and, since April's government change, a key step forward for human rights and child protection in Hungary.

13 September 2026

Switzerland

UN urges 'accountability' after 23 die in US migrant custody in 2026

A joint report by Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights in June said that the rate of people dying in ICE custody has reached its highest level in over a decade amid Trump's crackdown.

7 September 2026

Europe News

Greenland to open truth commission over forced contraception scheme

From the 1960s to 1990, more than 4,000 Greenlandic women were forced to wear a contraceptive coil, in the majority of cases without their consent.

Myanmar

Human rights in Myanmar hitting 'new low,' United Nations warns

Myanmar's ruling junta seized power in a coup in 2021 that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, ending a 10-year experiment with democracy and plunging the country into turmoil and a humanitarian crisis.

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Tibetan protesters in New Dehli denounce China with shaved heads and prayers

Hundreds of Tibetan exiles gathered in New Delhi on Thursday, 20 August, to protest against China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Law.

Europe News

Supporters welcome France's assisted dying law

Supporters welcomed France's assisted dying law after parliament approved the landmark legislation, calling it "a huge relief" for people with incurable illnesses. The law still requires approval from France's Constitutional Council.

Sudan

Sudan's 'war economy' fuelling conflict, United Nations says

OHCHR called on the parties to the war, and corporations involved in the value chain of Sudanese commodities, to ensure compliance with international law.

World News

Where is Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara?

Alcántara was arrested on 11 July 2021, as he attempted to join a massive protest against blackouts in Cuba. He was sentenced to five years in prison and was supposed to be released last week. Currently, his whereabouts remain unknown.

Burkina Faso

UN to close Burkina Faso human rights office after junta suspension

Junta chief captain Ibrahim Traoré has pursued anti-Western policies since seizing power in a coup in September 2022, while critical voices are met with repression.

Europe News

France's Macron speaks out against global rise in executions

"The death penalty has never made a society safer," Macron said during a speech at the ninth World Congress against the death penalty.

Europe News

At least 58 states and territories contaminated by landmines, UN says

At least 945 people were killed and 4,325 injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war in 2024 alone, the UN said, citing the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor.