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(Beirut) – Iran's security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while repressing widespread protests in 2022 and 2023, Human Rights Watch said today....

(Geneva) – United Nations member countries should use the upcoming review of Vietnam’s rights record at the UN Human Rights Council to press the...

Minister Weerwind (Legal Protection), is going to ask the court to assess the outstanding sentences of a group of juvenile offenders who have not...

This Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate the work of the courageous people who put themselves at risk fighting for a world in...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Eric Anthony, 27, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint...

FARGO – United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that Cody James Belgarde, age 37, from St. Michael, ND, was sentenced by Chief...

From April 22 – 26, Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Jessica Stern will visit Nadi, Fiji, to speak at...

The 37th and final defendant was sentenced today in a Northern District of Mississippi case that targeted the violent activities, drug trafficking, and money...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal grand jury has indicted a Columbus police officer, charging him with two counts of destroying or altering records related...

(Abuja) – A bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a groundbreaking 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) jeopardizes the rights of women and...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Philadelphia, FBI Philadelphia and partner law enforcement agencies resulted in a Pennsylvania man...

After a months-long, uneasy détente between Sudan’s two warring parties, hundreds of thousands of civilians sheltering in the city of El Fasher in Darfur...

(Amman) – Jordanian authorities should halt the imminent deportation of a Syrian communications student who faces a significant risk of persecution if forcibly returned...

The Reserve Bank of India has proposed new KYC guidelines for Payment Aggregators (PAs), potentially impacting small businesses and solopreneurs. These guidelines mandate Contact...