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Human rights

Human rights are the fundamental rights a person is guaranteed for being a human being and are protected under international law. However, violations still occur on a daily basis around the world.

A Palestinian artist paints a mural depicting Israel’s interception of ships participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian-led humanitarian aid mission to Gaza by sea, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on May 19. Photo: AFP

World

Israeli forces fired shots at Gaza flotilla, all boats intercepted, group says

20 May 2026

Raymond Lau Pak-hei, 25, an administrative assistant with cerebral palsy, was dismissed from a fitness centre after nine months of employment. Photo: Elson Li

Society

Hong Kong disability discrimination complaints double amid economic downturn

19 May 2026

A view of the pink full moon as viewed from the village of Puerto Caimito in La Chorrera, Panamaon April 1 2026. Photo: EPA

Letters to the Editors

Your Voice: April’s astronomical events, AI in music and how exercise benefits health (short letters)

18 Apr 2026

A woman cares for her daughter at the William Soler Paediatric Hospital in Havana on March 24, 2026. Photo: AFP

World

Amid US blockade, a Cuban children’s heart hospital makes tough choices

03 Apr 2026

Palestinians take part in a protest against the Israeli death penalty law for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, at the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

World

Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under Israel’s new law

03 Apr 2026

A Dalit family at their home in Simikot, Nepal. Nearly 42 per cent of Dalits in the country live below the poverty line. Photo: AFP

Asia

Nepal apologises to ‘untouchable’ Dalits for first time

02 Apr 2026

The Door of No Return is seen at the House of Slaves museum on Goree Island in Dakar, Senegal, on March 26, 2026. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. Photo: AFP

World

UN names African slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

31 Mar 2026

People stand on the Evan Walker Bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne. Photo: Getty Images

World

Men twice as likely to grab Australia’s best-paid jobs than women: report

04 Mar 2026

Passengers walk through Shinagawa Station in Tokyo. The average Japanese worker put in 1,654.2 hours over the 2024 financial year. Photo: AFP

Asia

Are Japanese workers less overworked? New figures show fewer hours on the clock

24 Feb 2026

The President’s House in Independence National Historical Park on January 22, hours after all historical exhibits were removed following US President Donald Trump’s executive order last March. Photo: TNS

World

New lawsuit says Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks

18 Feb 2026