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Human rights are moral principles which apply to all humans. At least in theory, they apply to all humans equally, anywhere in the world.

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A man's face concealed by a rainbow-colored paper mask representing gay pride

How Ghana's anti-gay bill impacts the LGBTQ+ community

All eyes will be on Ghana's Supreme Court on July 17 when it delivers its verdict on the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill.
Human RightsJuly 4, 2024
The shadows of two figures are cast on a rainbow flag

Ghana's anti-gay bill: Is it fair for the LGBTQ+ community?

As Ghana's Supreme Court debates a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, the nation is grappling with identity and rights.
Human RightsJuly 4, 202426:29 min
Fans gather before a match between Austria and the Netherlands

Euro 2024 gets human rights complaints mechanism

Football governing body UEFA has created an online platform to submit human rights complaints during the Euro 2024.
SportsJuly 2, 2024
Police officers arrest a man in Luanda who is seen on the back of a police van

Are Angola's democratic values under threat?

Angolan NGOs have raised concerns about government attempts to restrict democratic rights and suppress the opposition.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2024
IMS-Studentin Efemena Mapholomi, International Media Studies Masterstudium

Developing media. Strengthening human rights.

Testimonials report 2022/23
MediaJune 25, 20248 images
Young protesters in black T-Shirts march with a sign saying "Reject Finance Act 2024"

Gen Z protests in Kenya turn deadly

Observers say it's the first time young people have played such a prominent role. But the situation is escalating.
PoliticsJune 25, 2024
Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award für Yulia Navalnaya

DW Freedom of Speech Award

Since 2015, the DW Freedom of Speech Award has honored a person or initiative for promoting freedom rights.
Freedom of SpeechJune 24, 2024
Schisto refugee camp near Athens: Ayham Albahsh, 11, has been living here for seven months with his younger sister Lin, 8, and his parents

Growing up in a Greek refugee camp

How do children learn about the concept of home when their lives are in limbo? DW reports from the Schisto refugee camp.
MigrationJune 23, 2024
An African woman carries the flag with the rainbow colors with the slogan: Support Namibian LGBTQ Rights.

Namibia: Major win for LGTBQ+ community

A Namibian court has overturned an anti-gay law. But members of the LGTBQ+ community still live in danger.
Human RightsJune 21, 2024
Belorusian director and activist Andrey Gnyot

Serbian court rules to extradite Andrey Gnyot to Belarus

A Serbian court has ruled that Belarusian journalist and political activist Andrey Gnyot can be extradited to Belarus.
PoliticsJune 20, 202403:56 min
A Chinese police officer at a vocational center in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

China changes names of Uyghur villages, says report

China changed names of villages inhabited by Uyghur people and other minorities to generic terms, a rights group said.
Human RightsJune 19, 2024
A group of people takes part during the celebration event for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand at the Government house in Bangkok.

Thai lawmakers legalize same-sex marriage

Thailand's LGBTQ+ community is celebrating after the senate passes the marriage equality bill.
EqualityJune 18, 202401:55 min
People hold up a protest banner in Greenland

Greenland women seek justice over forced contraception

In the late 1960s, Danish doctors forcibly inserted intrauterine devices into young women to slow population growth.
Human RightsJune 16, 202404:43 min
A police officer patrols a market in Azerbaijan's capital Baku

Azerbaijan: Repressive climate ahead of COP29

Human rights advocates are worried that Baku is locking up activists and journalists ahead of the climate summit.
Human RightsJune 15, 2024
A worker hangs a rainbow flag in front of the Cathedral and St. Martin's Church in Cologne

Germany's criminalization of gay sex ended 30 years ago

Homosexual men in Germany endured legal persecution for over 120 years. Those affected by it are still suffering today.
Human RightsJune 15, 2024
A man, missing his lower right leg, sits on a bench holding crutches

Ecuador courts set to rule in landmark labor abuse cases

Agricultural workers have said they suffered abuse on plantations producing plant fiber for Japanese company Furukawa.
Human RightsJune 14, 202403:34 min
Police officers evacuate France's largest squat in Paris as people carry bags and other belongings

Is everyone welcome at the Paris Olympics?

Homeless people, including refugees, are being sent out of Paris to the provinces ahead of the Summer Olympics.
SportsJune 14, 202404:23 min
A view of an empty patient bed in a hospital

Hungary: Terminally ill man denied right to assisted suicide

The court found Hungary's ban on euthanasia didn't breach the European Convention on Human Rights.
Human RightsJune 13, 202403:10 min
DW Sendung Fokus Europa | Frankreich Migranten Olympia

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

The Paris Olympics: is everyone welcome?
SocietyJune 13, 202426:04 min
DW Dokumentation | Philippinen - Kinder tauchen nach Gold

Dangerous diving - Child gold miners in the Philippines

The Philippines has vast deposits of gold. But much of it is mined by children.
Human RightsJune 10, 202407:55 min
DW Focus on Europe Sendungslogo

Kosovo: Finally working despite disability

Around 30 people with disabilities have found a job with a paper manufacturer, a rarity in Kosovo.
EqualityJune 10, 202404:41 min
Christophe Deloire during the RSF Press Freedom Awards 2022 ceremony in Paris, France, on December 12, 2022

Reporters Without Borders chief dies of cancer aged 53

After a career in TV and newspapers, Christophe Deloires led the Paris-based press freedom group for more than a decade.
MediaJune 8, 2024
Doku Plan KW 23 Giftwolken über dem Irak

Under poisoned skies - Iraq’s toxic oil fields

The air in many regions of Iraq is polluted and unhealthy, perhaps even carcinogenic.
SocietyJune 8, 202452:04 min
A posting depicting a smear campaign against Georgian politicians and activists

Georgia to introduce Kremlin-style anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Georgia's ruling party has proposed a package of Kremlin-style legislation to restrict LGBTQ+ rights.
Human RightsJune 8, 2024
People march under a rainbow flag

LGBTQ+ activists warn against normalizing Europe's far right

As Europeans go to the polls to vote in a new parliament, LGBTQ+ activists raise their voices against radical parties.
EqualityJune 7, 2024
DW Focus on Europe Sendungslogo

Focus on Europe – Spotlight on People

Civilian life in Ukraine has become impossible, says a teacher taking up arms.
ConflictsJune 6, 202426:03 min
World in Progress Teaser Responsive

Farewell and new beginnings

After a great run, DW’s World in Progress podcast is coming to an end. But we also have some good news for you.
Human RightsJune 5, 202401:09 min
Doku Plan KW 23 Sehnsucht Europa

The European Dream - A continent is sealing itself off

There’s hardly a more divisive topic in Europe than the issue of immigration.
MigrationJune 3, 202445:23 min
Two women hold signs with pictures of men, they also hold red carnations

Turkey: 'Saturday Mothers' protest forced disappearances

Every week, a group known as the "Saturday Mothers" gathers in Istanbul demanding justice for their loved ones
Human RightsMay 31, 2024
Building in Copenhagen

Denmark: Forcibly resettling 'ghettos'

The Danish government wants to break up what they describe as "ghettos."
PoliticsMay 31, 202405:03 min
The EU spends hundreds of millions of euros in Africa to stop migrants before they set off for Europe.

EU accused of funding abuse of migrants in Africa

The EU spends hundreds of millions of euros in Africa to stop migrants before they set off for Europe.
Human RightsMay 30, 202402:38 min
Human rights organization ECCHR is suing the German government to stop its weapons of war exports to Israel.

Berlin 'violating' arms trade obligation: German lawyer

Human rights organization ECCHR is suing the German government to stop its weapons of war exports to Israel.
ConflictsMay 30, 202411:00 min
DW Reporter | Bangladesch 2024 | Vom Folterkeller auf UN-Friedensmissionen

Bangladesh: How torturers become UN peacekeepers

Soldiers from a Bangladeshi unit accused of torture serve as blue helmet soldiers.
PoliticsMay 25, 202412:35 min
A view of several uniformed men with large RAB emblems on their backs

Human rights abusers dispatched as UN peacekeepers, DW finds

Officers from a controversial Bangladeshi elite unit are being sent on United Nations peacekeeping missions.
Human RightsMay 22, 202403:50 min
UN Peacekeepers | Bangladeschische Soldaten der Mission der Vereinten Nationen in der DR Kongo (MONUSCO)

Torturers deployed as UN peacekeepers

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka sent officers implicated in abuses as UN peacekeepers. The UN seemingly turned a blind eye.
PoliticsMay 21, 2024
A woman peels oranges to sell on the sidewalk in Abidjan

Ivory Coast: Abidjan developing rapidly but at what cost?

Ivory Coast's largest city has experienced rapid growth, sparking evictions and leaving thousands homeless.
BusinessMay 19, 202402:07 min
Cologne Pride, with a banner that says 'trans rights are human rights'

US warns of threats against LGBTQ+ community during Pride

An alert warned Americans overseas about an increased potential for violence against the LGBTQ community during Pride.
Human RightsMay 18, 2024
Expats and Berliners attend a demonstration to support the protests in Hong Kong and against police violence

Amnesty: Repression against Chinese students abroad grows

Students living in the West are being repressed by the government in Beijing, says a new Amnesty International report.
PoliticsMay 13, 2024
DW journalists Birgitta Schülke (L) und Naomi Conrad (R) behind a lectern at the Human Rights Press Awards ceremony

DW film receives prize at Human Rights Press Awards

A DW film released last year has been awarded the prize for best documentary at the Human Rights Press Awards in Taipei.
PoliticsMay 10, 202401:50 min
Two women holding a framed certificate

Press Award goes to DW documentary about death squad

A DW team has won a prestigious journalism prize for an investigative documentary about targeted killings in Bangladesh.
PoliticsMay 10, 2024
Settlements in Kenya, people sitting among rubble

Kenya floods: Controversy over clearing informal settlements

Informal settlements are being cleared, with the government promising financial compensation to help with relocation.
CatastropheMay 10, 202401:37 min
Human Rights Watch reports that there are indications that genocide has been or is being carried out in Sudan.

Sudan conflict: Human Rights Watch warns of ethnic cleansing

HRW reports that there were indications that genocide had taken place or was still being carried out in Sudan.
Human RightsMay 9, 202402:11 min
Palestinian children hold out empty containers hoping to receive food aid on February 25 in Rafah, Gaza

Gaza on the brink: Should Egypt open the border?

Cairo's former top diplomat tells DW that not ending the violence in Gaza risks a wider conflict.
Human RightsMay 8, 202426:06 min
Supporters of the Popular Mobilization Forces burn a rainbow flag during a protest in Tahrir Square in Baghdad.

Iraqi LGBTQ+ community loses social media safe space

Social media was a mostly safe place where Iraq's queer community could meet. New Iraqi laws will change all that.
Human RightsMay 4, 2024
Elderly people sit on the ground

South Africa's apartheid-era victims demand reparations

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of protesters have set up camp in Johannesburg, demanding reparations.
PoliticsMay 1, 2024
Indigenous people take part in the Terra Livre (Free Land) protest in Brasilia

Brazil's Indigenous people blast new ancestral land law

Indigenous people have gathered at a protest camp in Brasilia to stop legislation threatening their way of life.
Law and JusticeApril 26, 202403:03 min
Kenia | Überschwemmung Nairobi

AfricaLink on Air — 25 April 2024

Burkina Faso’s army summarily executed 223 civilians – HRW +++ Flooding in East Africa
PoliticsApril 25, 202429:59 min
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Human rights group faults Europe's migrant detention centers

The Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) raises concerns over the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers.
MigrationApril 25, 202406:35 min
King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave to crowds from the Buckingham Palace

Is the Commonwealth still important to Africa?

Young Africans see few benefits to being part the international organization that grew out of the British Empire.
PoliticsApril 25, 2024
Trans-woman from Uganda who fled anti-LGBTQ+ violence

Uganda stands by extreme anti-LGBTQ+ law

Uganda's constitutional court has upheld a new law stripping LGBTQ+ people of their rights.
Human RightsApril 24, 202402:25 min