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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.

Afghan women farmers Habiba (left) and her sister Bibi Jan work at a wheat field in the Eshtiwi village of Afghanistan’s Parun district. Photo: AFP

World

Afghan women farmers are keeping this village alive

04 Jul 2026

Jenny Harris, of Baltimore, protests in support of birthright citizenship and the immigrant community, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. Photo: AP

World

US Supreme Court rejects Trump order to end birthright citizenship

01 Jul 2026

Pope Leo visits the parish of the first American saint, Mother Francesca Cabrini, in northern Italy. Photo: EPA/Vatican Media

World

Pope exalts first US saint as model for Christians for her care of migrants

26 Jun 2026

East Timorese residents sit next to plastic water containers as they wait for their turn to fill up at a public water station in Dili, East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, in July 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE

Letters to the Editors

Your Voice: Humanitarian global impact, defending an 8am school start time (long letters)

13 Jun 2026

Gaza’s tent camps face a sanitation crisis, with families building makeshift toilets for privacy and dignity amid a lack of proper facilities. Photo: AP

Asia

Makeshift toilets in Gaza’s tent camps highlight struggles for dignity

10 Jun 2026

An elderly resident makes her way up a staircase in Kennedy Town, with a domestic helper carrying a wheelchair. Photo: Karma Lo

Society

Hong Kong domestic helpers urge employers to relax ‘air-con ban’ in heatwave

03 Jun 2026

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