Rights group refuses to retract claim that Kyiv exposed civilians to danger by establishing bases in schools and hospitals, but stresses that it did not justify Russian aggression

Oksana Pokalchuk says rights group's international leadership ignored context of Russian invasion, battlefield conditions; report has been panned by Kyiv, used in Moscow propaganda

With 251 hangings confirmed so far Iran is on track to soon surpass its 2021 total, although the real number may be even higher, watchdogs say; trials called 'grossly unfair'

Watchdog says Afghan rulers decimated protections for those facing domestic violence, detained women and girls for minor violations and contributed to a surge in child marriages

Pact has been slammed by an Iranian dissident group, some US lawmakers and Amnesty International as paving way for release of Iranian diplomat jailed on terrorism conviction

Rights group says Palestinian Authority putting up 'smokescreen' with prosecution of low-ranking officers, year after death of vocal activist Nizar Banat in police custody

Management consultancy Global HPO's 106-page report suggests racial discrimination, bullying within human rights charity, Jewish News reports

Emirates accused prisoners of Islamist ties and attempting to overthrow the government; rights group calls charges 'bogus' and sentences 'grossly unfair'

Ahmadreza Djalali was sentenced to death in 2017 after he was found guilty of spying for Israel; Amnesty says Tehran is using him as a 'pawn in a cruel political game'

Rights watchdog says it is aware of 96 cases since 2010 of inmates dying because they were not given suitable treatment, with true number likely higher