Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

human rights

Four young girls dressed in matching outfits hold Taliban flags on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)
August 15, 2026, 1:40 pm
Taliban marks 5 years back in power as Afghan women remain shut out of public life
Officials tout stability and end to war while women remain barred from universities and girls over 12 are shut out of school; UN warns of deepening rights crisis
By Qahar Afghan and Susan Frazer
Illustrative: Lebanese lawmakers attend a parliamentary session to elect a president, in Beirut, on January 9, 2025. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
August 11, 2026, 6:02 pm
Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark vote, becoming first Arab nation to do so
Majority of 128-member parliament votes in favor of formalizing a 2004 moratorium on executions, with the exception of the Hezbollah bloc, which opposes the motion
By AP
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks to the media during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, May 13, 2026. (AP/Lee Jin-man)
July 24, 2026, 5:11 am
Israel, Russia oppose electing UN human rights chief Volker Turk to a new term
Diplomats say Jerusalem has expressed opposition to renewing four-year term ahead of Friday vote, but there are no other known candidates for the position
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The Israel Prison Service dresses Palestinian prisoners set for release in shirts featuring its logo, a Star of David and the sentence in Arabic: 'We will not forget or forgive,' February 15, 2025. (Israel Prison Service)
July 21, 2026, 10:23 am
Over a dozen Western embassies call for changes to Israel’s incarceration policies
Embassies pan ‘systematic abuse’ of Palestinians in prisons, call for Israel to reinstate Red Cross visits, and express concern for detained Gaza hospital chief who is Hamas officer
By Lazar Berman and AFP
Participants hoist cut-outs of anti-LGBTQ Israeli politicians and a giant pride flag with the words 'equality' and 'peace' in Hebrew, English and Arabic as they march through Jerusalem's city center during the capital's annual Pride Parade, on June 5, 2025. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
July 18, 2026, 1:28 pm
Study of gay Palestinians who fled West Bank finds persecution by both PA and Israel
HIAS report says Palestinian cities are distributing flyers instructing residents to report, beat LGBTQ individuals, while Israeli authorities are making it harder for them to find refuge or lead normal lives
By Nurit Yohanan
This undated photo provided by the family in July 2026 shows Mandana Sotoudeh, left, and her sister Mahsa Sotoudeh. (Courtesy Roya Basiri via AP)
July 13, 2026, 3:50 pm
Iran increasingly scapegoats Baha’i minority, including accusing members of spying for Israel
Rights groups say anti-government protests, war with US and Israel prompted Islamic Republic to publicly incite against the faith, arrest dozens of its members, some without charge
By FATMA KHALED
A local walks past cells as he guides journalists visiting the Palmyra Prison Complex formerly used by the ousted Assad government in Syria's central city of Palmyra on February 7, 2025.(OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP, file)
December 22, 2025, 3:50 pm
A year post-Assad, Syrian jails are again filling up, with widespread accounts of abuse
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
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
File: Hamas terrorists are seen near the Gama Junction in southern Israel, close to Re'im and Kissufim, amid the October 7, 2023, onslaught. (South First Responders)
December 11, 2025, 11:55 am
In first, Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct. 7 and during Gaza war
Organization had accused terror group of war crimes, now stresses systematic ‘extermination’; Hamas rejects charge, while Israel says report ‘falls far short’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 18, 2025. (Evan Vucci/ AP/ File)
November 21, 2025, 8:58 am
Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights
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
By Matt Spetalnick, Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis
US President Donald Trump, joined by lawmakers and members of his administration, delivers remarks during a dinner with leaders of Central Asian countries in the East Room of the White House on November 6, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
November 7, 2025, 3:08 pm
US officials, nonprofits cry foul as Washington snubs periodical UN rights review
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
By Nina Larson
Mourners march with the bodies of the Al Jazeera journalists who were killed in an overnight Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City, from Al-Shifa hospital to their burial at the Sheikh Radwan cemetery in Gaza City on August 11, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
October 22, 2025, 1:14 pm
Gaza aid workers, journalists among contenders for top EU rights prize
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
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Portraits of slain Iranians are displayed in an area of Esplanades des Invalides in Paris on July 8, 2025, as part of a campaign by French human rights activists to stop executions in the Islamic Republic. (Delphine TOUITOU / AFP)
September 24, 2025, 12:32 am
‘Mass killing campaign’: Watchdog says Iran has executed at least 1,000 people in 2025
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
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prof. Dan Turner (courtesy) / The transfer of Palestinian men arrested during a military raid on Jenin, January 22, 2025. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
August 13, 2025, 11:53 pm
What Matters Now to Prof. Dan Turner: Treating our enemies humanely makes us human
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
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa (L) and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Sports and Youth Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Faisal al-Saud celebrate after Saudi Arabia was confirmed as host of the 2034 World Cup during a ceremony in the capital Riyadh on December 11, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
December 11, 2024, 9:49 pm
Saudi Arabia to host 2034 soccer World Cup as human rights groups cry foul
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
By Agencies
The trophy is displayed on the pitch ahead of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, December 18, 2022. (Martin Meissner/AP)
December 11, 2024, 8:54 am
FIFA to confirm soccer 2030 World Cup hosts, award 2034 tourney to Saudi Arabia
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
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Load More

Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community

Sign in or Register

Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Sign in or Register
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.