Tag: sexual abuse

Several West African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and Gambia, proudly compete over who makes the best “jollof rice,” rice cooked in spicy tomato...

After two years together, Ramita and Shilu—both pseudonyms to protect their identities—traveled to Sindhuli this month to register their marriage under Nepal’s June 2023...

(New York) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s upcoming briefing to the United Nations Security Council on Libya highlights the court’s critical role to deliver justice...

Scores of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia have died in gruesome yet avoidable workplace-related accidents, including falling from buildings, electrocution, and even decapitation.Many migrant...

(Sydney) – Australia’s recently re-elected Labor government should use its second term as an opportunity to amplify human rights in its foreign policy, Human Rights...

(Beirut) – Egyptian Ministry of Interior officers on April 10, 2025, apparently killed two men in northwest Egypt hours after their arrest, which would amount...

As the United Nations Security Council prepares for Protection of Civilians Week 2025 on May 19-23, when many stakeholders gather to advance ways to...

WASHINGTON — An illegal alien from Guatemala was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of New Jersey for allegedly submitting sponsorship...

A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced prominent Russian rights defender and election monitor Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison on charges of involvement...

In a historic ruling that marks one of the most prominent anti-corruption convictions in Africa, an appeals court in Mauritania on Wednesday sentenced former...

South Sudan’s authorities have not brought to justice those responsible for attacks on civilians three years ago by government forces and allied militias in...

SELLS, Ariz. — A Phoenix-area man was sentenced April 29 to 52 months in prison for his role in transporting two illegal aliens in...

State Secretary for Legal Protection Teun Struycken has signed the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer on behalf...

(Beirut) – The Syrian transitional government’s stringent application of registration and operational requirements on aid groups is hampering their ability to scale up operations,...