Human rights violations

Christians arbitrarily detained in Syria denied Bible access, forced to observe Ramadan, CSI report

Members of the Christian community have been arbitrarily detained, with their families extorted for payments in exchange for their release, the Christian Solidarity International report claimed.

Clergymen lead Christmas celebrations at the St. George's Syriac Orthodox Church in the old city of Damascus.
Mohammad Reza Morad Bahrouzi was beaten in an Israeli prison over alleged communication with oppostiion groups or groups affiliated with Israel.

Iranian political prisoner accused of conspiring with Israel brutally beaten in prison

Dr. Luis Andrade, president of the ODIH, presenting the commemoration tribute to two members of the Porto Jewish Community, Dara Jeffreys (Left) and Liat Cohen (right).

Portuguese human rights organization honors the victims of Hamas' October 7 massacre

ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE. The Mama family, whose father Osman was detained by Iranian security forces in 2022 and has not been heard from since.

'Be our voice': Brutalized Iranians speak of loved ones taken by the Islamic regime


UNHRC nominates pro-Palestinian Canadian legal expert as special investigator on Israel

It is expected that the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday will formally appoint Michael Lynk to the post to replace Indonesian diplomat Makarim Wibisono.

THE OPENING of the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

PLO envoy to UNHRC: Buying settlement products abets an act of war

Israeli envoy says panel needs behavioral therapy to treat obsession with Israel.

Overview of the UN Human Rights Council during a debate at the United Nations in Geneva

Amnesty International slams IDF’s administrative detention policies

High Court’s new approach to detainment side-steps forced-feeding law.

IDF seizes illegal weapons in West Bank raid

Terra Incognita: A radical left that became a radical right

There will always be radical true believers whose ostensible cause, whether it is animal rights or environmentalism, leads them to do things that are diametrically opposite to the values they hold.

Ezra Nawi

Report: Iraqi woman kills ISIS commander that forced her into sex slavery

A report of the incident emerged just days after a number of "non-Iraqi" sex slaves were transported to Mosul under the direct orders of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Kurdish Women Battle Islamic State.

The Lost Intellectual Maturity of Human Rights

The Jerusalem Post

Analysis: Iran nuclear agreement won’t improve human rights

Rather than improving the human rights situation, more “hangings, arrests, and repression,” can instead be expected.

Iranian drug addicts in Tehran

The urgent case for humanitarian intervention in Syria

The Jerusalem Post

Rights group: Israel abuses arrested Palestinian minors; IDF: Denies claim

Human Rights Watch interviewed five Palestinian minors whom the authorities arrested or detained in separate incidents for allegedly throwing rocks.

Palestinian children take part in a rally in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City marking Palestinian Prisoners Day.

In light of the Iran deal, giving up on Europe would be a very bad move for Israel

The Jerusalem Post