Human Rights

China, Russia and Saudi Arabia among nations set to win seats on the council

Agreement shelved amid growing calls for tougher action over persecution of Uighur Muslims

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 8 July

Government taking action against individuals and organisations in Saudi Arabia, Russia, Myanmar and North Korea

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 23 August

Emerging from the wreckage of the Second World War, human rights are increasingly under attack around the globe

Social reforms in the kingdom not as far reaching as first assumed, say campaigners

Omar Shaki loses his visa after authorities accuse him of promoting boycotts

Right-wing politician has proposed an amendment to the country’s laws

The concept of teenagerhood is a relatively modern invention that quickly took centre stage in mainstream culture

How the international community brought humanity to warfare

Young migrants risk dangerous sea crossings to avoid abuse and forced labour

Marshae Jones, 27, to face manslaughter trial in Alabama after being shot

Report finds threat levels rising in China and India amid government crackdown and rise of religious nationalism

New data suggests digital revolution will remain out of reach for billions

Beijing sending ‘positive messages’ to foreign media in bid to quell concerns over mass incarceration camps in Xinjiang

Flight ban is the latest escalation in a diplomatic dispute over jailed activists

Amnesty says UK citizens will be ‘stripped’ of protections

PM won over Chinese media on first state visit - but at what price?

With Theresa May threatening to 'rip up' the act, The Week examines what the laws mean for the UK

Ensaf Haidar tells London audience her husband's 'mental health is worsening' after five years in jail

One expert says human rights activists will be 'roadkill' in the path of the Trump juggernaut

Theresa May makes the case for full withdrawal, but critics say that would be a disaster

Howls of China's prisoners will haunt the royal welcome warn critics, as president arrives in UK

Karl Andree's family warn he is weak after battling cancer and won't survive the punishment of 350 lashes

Saudi Arabia to publicly behead young man who was arrested as a child during anti-government protests

Project hopes to disrupt the flow of money into conflict zones – but shouldn't Africans be part of the conversation?

Olympic warm-up event in Azerbaijan overshadowed by human rights allegations

Human Rights Watch accuses both sides in South Sudan's conflict of arming young children – often by force

Human rights groups say Soheil Arabi's execution is 'imminent' and appeals to a Tehran court for amnesty

'Courageous' Ghoncheh Ghavami is recovering in Tehran after being released on bail because of 'health problems'

Conservatives to scrap Human Rights Act and seize power from Europe if they win the next election

Refugees from Sudan and Eritrea were pressured to move on, Human Rights Watch says

But Strasbourg upholds previous ruling that blanket ban on prisoners voting is unlawful