Videos showing Iraq soldiers getting revenged on Isis militants is being investigated.

The family of a young Kiwi who died in a Japanese hospital are demanding change.

Mental health managers say the care of intellectually disabled has reached "crisis point".

Labour MP Grant Robertson about campaigners for change: "I stand on your shoulders today."

Govt is holding firm on its decision not to hold an inquiry into abuse in state care.

New Zealanders abused as children in state care want an inquiry, and an apology.

COMMENT: NZ needs a law against slavery in this country and the supply chains we use.

Parental leave warning removed from job ad after Herald story.

COMMENT: Builders should realise people have a human right to be safe from fire hazards.

The horrors of North Korea's brutal torture camps are under fresh scrutiny.

Kurdish refugee Sarkawt Abdullazada's family fled Saddam Hussein's regime in 1998.

Immigrant's long journey includes 8 years of death threats and torture in Iranian prison.

The Human Rights Commission wants Kiwis to give nothing to intolerance.

Woman lays complaint with Human Rights Commission over landlord's stipulation.

Public opinion seems to be narrowly supporting gender-neutral options for school uniforms.

A standard NZ psychiatry practice may violate human rights conventions, say researchers.

One of Julian Assange's legal advisers wants Australia's Government to intervene.

A European advocacy group has ranked NZ 158th out of 165 nations on children's rights.

Secular Education Network is launching a fresh challenge against Bible in Schools.

Bashed woman speaks out to save women's refuge for migrants that is desperate for funding.

Expert's report on seclusion in prisons and mental health units reveals poor practices

A scathing report has slammed New Zealand for its overuse of solitary confinement.

COMMENT: Report funds seclusion is often used without proper conditions

Shocking new details of Syria's torture and murder of its citizens have emerged.

The mission was to bring down Bill O'Reilly.

The Government's low-paid carer deal will benefit 55,000 workers and cost $2 billion.

An Auckland councillor has complained to the Human Rights Commission over a shop's sign.

Kiwi ultra-distance swimmer Kim Chambers is diving into US-Mexico border relations.

Campaigners say gay men are being tortured with electric shocks and beaten to death.

COMMENT: Freedom of expression a right that comes with responsibilities.