The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/human-rights/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png human rights | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/human-rights/ 32 32 A year post-Assad, Syrian jails are again filling up, with widespread accounts of abuse https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-year-post-assad-syrian-jails-are-again-filling-up-with-widespread-accounts-of-abuse/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:50:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3717565 Though the Sharaa regime vowed to shutter Assad's notorious jails, tallies show they are locking hundreds of people up without charges, overcrowding the same prisons they emptied

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]]> In first, Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct. 7 and during Gaza war https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-amnesty-accuses-hamas-of-crimes-against-humanity-on-oct-7-and-during-gaza-war/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:55:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3709524 Organization had accused terror group of war crimes, now stresses systematic 'extermination'; Hamas rejects charge, while Israel says report 'falls far short'

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]]> Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights https://www.timesofisrael.com/behind-trump-defense-of-saudi-crown-prince-a-deeper-us-shift-on-human-rights/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:58:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3693911 US president's courting of strongman leaders alongside muted criticism of abuse marks move away from Washington's traditional support for human rights globally, analysts say

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]]> US officials, nonprofits cry foul as Washington snubs periodical UN rights review https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-officials-nonprofits-cry-foul-as-washington-snubs-periodical-un-rights-review/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:08:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3683325 United States set to become only the second country to skip its Universal Periodic Review, after Israel in 2013, though Jewish state participated 10 months later

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]]> Gaza aid workers, journalists among contenders for top EU rights prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-aid-workers-journalists-among-contenders-for-top-eu-rights-prize/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:14:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3671110 Victory for Gaza groups seen as unlikely due to EU's divisions over Israel; other nominees are a Serbian student movement, and jailed journalists in Georgia and Belarus

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]]> ‘Mass killing campaign’: Watchdog says Iran has executed at least 1,000 people in 2025 https://www.timesofisrael.com/mass-killing-campaign-watchdog-says-iran-has-executed-at-least-1000-people-in-2025/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:32:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3648893 64 executions at prisons took place in past week, says Iran Human Rights, with this year's total already the highest since it began keeping records in 2008

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]]> What Matters Now to Prof. Dan Turner: Treating our enemies humanely makes us human https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-matters-now-to-prof-dan-turner-treating-our-enemies-humanely-makes-us-human/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:53:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3619335&preview=true&preview_id=3619335 Senior pediatric gastroenterologist and human rights activist weighs in on horrific images of malnourished children in Gaza and why their underlying medical conditions are not the problem

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]]> Saudi Arabia to host 2034 soccer World Cup as human rights groups cry foul https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-to-host-2034-soccer-world-cup-host-as-human-rights-groups-cry-foul/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:49:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437690 Amnesty statement co-signed by several groups warns migrant workers will be exploited; separate group's statement says laborers already working 10-hour shifts in extreme heat

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]]> FIFA to confirm soccer 2030 World Cup hosts, award 2034 tourney to Saudi Arabia https://www.timesofisrael.com/fifa-to-confirm-soccer-2030-2034-world-cup-hosts-amid-bids-controversies/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 06:54:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437219 Three-continent, six-nation bid led by Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host 2030 event, irking environmentalists over emissions; Saudi Arabia to get 2034 despite human rights record

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]]> Rights groups voice concern for health of Nobel prize laureate imprisoned in Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-groups-voice-concern-for-health-of-nobel-prize-laureate-imprisoned-in-iran/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:19:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3422623 Narges Mohammadi is returned to prison two days after undergoing surgery to remove potentially cancerous bone from her leg

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]]> Record 101 foreigners executed in Saudi Arabia so far in 2024, tally finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/record-101-foreigners-executed-in-saudi-arabia-so-far-in-2024-tally-finds/ Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:39:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3421343 Figure nearly triple the counts for 2022 and 2023; latest sentence carried out for Yemeni national convicted of drug smuggling; kingdom executed 274 people in total over past year

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]]> Accused of meddling in war or muddling rights, High Court rankles both left and right https://www.timesofisrael.com/accused-of-meddling-in-war-or-muddling-rights-high-court-rankles-both-left-and-right/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:04:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3397222 Liberal groups accuse the bench of being too timid and too slow to address violations of fundamental rights, while conservatives claim its interference is harming the war effort

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]]> US probing IDF unit for alleged abuse at detention facility, jeopardizing aid https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-probing-idf-unit-for-alleged-abuse-at-detention-facility-jeopardizing-aid/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:49:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3402125 State Dept. checking whether Force 100, tasked with guarding terror suspects at Sde Teiman base, violated human rights — if so, future aid would violate US's 'Leahy Law'

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]]> UN rights chief claims IDF evacuation orders in northern Gaza may be ‘war crime’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-rights-chief-claims-idf-evacuation-orders-in-northern-gaza-may-be-war-crime/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 07:41:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3399645 Volker Turk says directives could constitute 'forcible transfer' of civilians if not done for strictly military purposes; IDF says dozens of terror operatives killed Thursday

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]]> High Court declines to shutter Sde Teiman, orders state to abide by law for detainees https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-declines-to-shutter-sde-teiman-orders-state-to-abide-by-law-for-detainees/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:29:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3378291 Court notes that conditions at detention facility have improved since petition was filed, says maintaining rule of law distinguishes Israel from its enemies

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