ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown

Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecution.

Rights groups flag rising disinformation targeting Rohingya in Malaysia

A wave of political disinformation targeting Malaysia’s Rohingya population has raised alarm among rights groups that say it is fuelling. xenophobia and intimidation against the refugee community.

Palestine weekly: Ahead of elections, Israel doubles down on attacks

Gaza mourns as families are buried after Israeli attacks leave dozens dead, including children and displaced families.

‘She was almost a Batman figure’: Mexico’s avenging Mother Courage

After her son disappeared, Isabel Miranda de Wallace swore she would bring the culprits to justice. She became a national hero. But did she go too far?

Europe is at risk of creating a human rights black hole with its ‘return hubs’ for migrants

Without iron-clad legal safeguards, offshore migration centres can only repeat the worst mistakes of the recent past.

Vietnamese activist Bao Ngoc places rare national spotlight on Gaza

The 28-year-old who joined a flotilla draws attention to plight of Palestinians in country where protest is tightly controlled.

Sikh Nagar Kirtan: NZ’s new human rights statement makes public religious expression explicit

New Zealand’s latest Statement on Religious Diversity has made public religious expression explicit, at a time when Sikh public processions are becoming flashpoints over visible faith in public space.