Human rights
UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, urges companies to reduce risks
Without naming them, Turk warned that just a handful of men held “almost unlimited power over AI”. Top AI companies include Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google.
Who is Leila Abolhasani? The mother sentenced to death after Iran’s January protests
Forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights, didn't constitute genocide, experts find
New Turkish law allows children to be sentenced to life in prison outrages human rights groups
Iran's regime continues irregular death sentencing as it hunts for 'Israeli collaborators'
The new execution orders follow the state killing of Gholamreza Khani Shekarab, who was hanged on Tuesday after being accused of being “one of Mossad’s operational ringleaders abroad."
Human rights group honors Jews, Christians, and Jerusalem
Former MEP says Judeo-Christian values are an antidote to wokeism
Israel must confront Jewish extremism while rejecting Europe’s double standards - editorial
The question is whether Jewish power there will be governed by law, restraint, responsibility, and reverence for human life, or hijacked by an extremist theology dressed up as patriotism.
Executed Iranian prisoners detail abuse, torture ahead of their killing to 'Post'
Yaghoub Karimpour, 43, and Nasser Bakerzadeh, 26, were hanged on Saturday, and Mehrab Abdollahzadeh, 28, was executed on Sunday in Orumiyeh Central Prison.
Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi remains in unstable condition after being rushed from prison to a hospital in Iran following a reported cardiac crisis and loss of consciousness.
Leo Terrell’s civil rights roots fuel his fight against antisemitism
Fighting antisemitism is "personal to me," Leo Terrell tells the Magazine, as he leads a federal task force targeting threats to the Jewish community.
Head of Rabbis for Human Rights Avi Dabush to run in Democrats Party primaries
The left-wing Democrats Party is composed of the Labor and Meretz parties, which merged in 2024. Dabush is expected to run for one of the reserved Meretz slots on the party’s list.
Syria carrying out arrests of Palestinians linked to Assad regime, rights orgs. claim
The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria complained that at least 14 men were arrested from the Khan Al-Shih camp, Jaramana camp, the Rukn al-Din neighborhood, and the town of al-Hameh.
Iran’s appointment to a UN human rights committee is a hypocritical mockery of justice - opinion
While in Israel there is discussion about “darkening Tehran,” Tehran is effectively using the UN to darken the world.
What happened to Imran Khan? - opinion
Khan’s detention has coincided with broader crackdowns on his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
