human-rights

The financial value of the UK aid is a drop in the ocean compared with the value of weapons sold to the Saudi-led coalition.

The term “unilateral coercive measures” usually refers to economic measures taken by one State to compel a change in the policy of another State.

Highlighting the deep-rooted problems and grievances within the international system and in order to ensure multilateralism, mutual respect and the peaceful...

Unilatera coercive measures may result in social problems and raise humanitarian concerns in the States targeted.

The international community has authorised the United Nations to adopt coercive economic measures in special circumstances where there is a threat against...

Extreme physical violence, the openness in which it is conducted … reflects a widespread culture of tolerance towards humiliation and the deliberate...

The US sanctions have taken a heavy toll on the Iranian citizenry, depriving millions of people of direly needed medicine and medical equipment, triggering...

The Palestinians have maintained a steadfast commitment to their liberation and right of return for over seventy years and they’re not about to surrender all...

Direct hits by teargas canisters fired by Israeli forces during Gaza demonstrations had led to Palestinian deaths.

Britain does not merely supply the bombs that fall on Yemen – it provides the personnel and expertise that keep the war going.

UN human rights offices in Mexico and Central America have documented numerous violations and abuses against migrants and refugees in transit, including the...

Khashoggi’s killing is one chapter in a long line of violations to add to the Kingdom’s appalling human rights record.

The USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air flight 655, killing all 290 civilians aboard in one of the worst naval accidents in U.S. history.

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The use of economic sanctions for political purposes violates human rights and the norms of international behaviour. Such action may precipitate man-made...

At the heart of what Israel is trying to do is preventing citizens across the world responding to the legitimate call from Palestinians for peaceful action...

Sweden arms sales to Saudi Arabia reportedly approached six billion Swedish kronor ($741mn) between 2010 and 2016. It means the arms deal have continued...

“The vital and legitimate humanitarian work of Scott Warren and No More Deaths upholds the right to life and prevents the deaths of migrants and asylum...

The UK prides itself as a global leader in the fight against torture. However, a culture of tolerance to ill-treatment and even torture has developed in the...

Saudi Arabia has committed numerous violations of international humanitarian law not only in neighboring countries like Iraq, Yemen and Bahrain but inside...