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(Beirut) – Saudi Arabia should end the mistreatment of older prisoners and ensure their access to adequate medical care, SANAD Organization for Human Rights...

On Monday, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk gave the chilling preliminary findings of his office’s Fact-Finding Mission into the devastating...

Former French Prime Minister François Fillon was handed a four-year suspended prison sentence on Tuesday over a high-profile “fake jobs” scandal involving his wife,...

Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez reported to Federal Correctional Institution Schuylkill on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence following his conviction on federal...

Dawood is 19 years old and living in a crowded Rohingya refugee settlement in Bangladesh. He says his life is shattered. In February 2024, the...

As negotiators gather in Bonn for the mid-year United Nations climate talks, a key stepping-stone toward the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém,...

Vance Boelter, of Green Isle, Minnesota, has been charged by federal complaint with stalking and murdering Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman...

(Brussels) – Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an insult to victims and survivors of the world’s worst crimes, Human Rights...

(Abuja) – Most African governments have consistently failed to meet global and regional education funding targets to ensure quality public education, Human Rights Watch said...

Last week marked three months since Olivier Monodji, editor of Le Pays and a correspondent for Radio France Internationale, and Mahamat Saleh Alhissein, a reporter...

On Wednesday, a High Court in Zimbabwe struck down provisions of the country’s Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act, commonly referred to as the “Patriotic Act,”...

In its latest review, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, often referred to as the...

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a landmark ruling holding Guatemala accountable for violating the rights of Fátima, a 13-year-old girl who was forced...

Ethiopian authorities have been detaining the renowned journalist Tesfalem Woldeyes since Sunday on allegations of “dissemination false information,” despite a court order to release...