Western World

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged Pope Francis to encourage world leaders, especially Christian governments, to stop Israeli atrocities in Gaza and Lebanon and help establish a ceasefire.

How Canada’s ‘off-the-record’ arms exports end up in Israel

The United States has faced widespread condemnation for authorising the sale of more than $20bn in additional weapons to Israel as the top US ally wages war in the Gaza Strip.

NGO Condemns US Lifting Suspension of Weapons Shipments to Saudi Arabia

In response to the reports that the Biden administration is lifting its years-long suspension of “offensive” weapons shipments to Saudi Arabia, Elizabeth Rghebi, the Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa .

Far-right violence caused by UK failure to address institutional racism, campaigners warn

A joint submission from the Runnymede Trust and Amnesty International UK to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination discovered that government legislation and policy infringes on key articles of the International Convention for t...

Canada chief human rights commissioner resigns after controversy over Israel activity

Canada's new chief human rights commissioner resigned before he even officially began the role, following an investigation into his appointment and controversy over past remarks he made about Israel.

The Vice President of the Judiciary for International Affairs calls for efforts to extradite Sasha Sobhani from Spain

The secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has urged the Foreign Ministry to pursue the extradition of Mohammad Javad (Sasha) Sobhani from Spain.

More than 500 attacks on refugees in the first half of the year

Coercion, assault, incitement to hatred: time and again, asylum seekers in Germany are the target of verbal or physical attacks. The regional focus is striking.

Muslim NHS workers report rise in racist abuse since far-right riots began

The head of an association representing Muslim health workers has said it has recorded an increase in racist abuse since the beginning of the far-right riots last week, with “unprecedented” fear among NHS staff.

U.S. Justice Dept finds Texas violated the civil rights of youth in detention centers

The U.S. Justice Department found on Thursday that Texas has routinely violated the civil rights of juveniles at five detention facilities by using excessive force, failing to protect them from sexual abuse and discriminating against children with di...

Warring drug gangs turn up the heat on Sweden’s government

A person dressed all in black hurled a hand grenade into a shop in the crime-ridden suburb of Geneta in the Swedish city of on Södertälje on July 22. Several bystanders were injured and one woman in her 50s had to be airlifted to the hospital.

US Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine via Germany

Germany has publicly opposed the transfer of banned cluster munitions, but new evidence indicates it may be facilitating it. That stand is at odds with its longstanding support for the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions banning these weapons.