Human Rights
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 06:27
A jailed Azerbaijani human rights activist's social defender and supporter has been attacked in Baku.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 06:19
A UN rapporteur has issued some damning findings on civil liberties in Kazakhstan, following a visit to monitor how Astana is upholding its commitments to freedom of assembly.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 05:50
The trial of Bahrain's top opposition leader is set to begin on Wednesday, in a case that has seen tensions flare after the government charged him with multiple offences, including inciting a "change of government by force, spreading hatred among a segment of society and insulting the interior ministry".
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 07:16
Thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations in Mexico City to demand a full investigation into the disappearance of 43 students four months ago.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 06:47
Egyptian police arrested 516 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood during violence that erupted as the country marked the fourth anniversary of its January 25 uprising, the interior minister said Monday.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 06:38
An Egyptian court upheld three-year jail sentences on Tuesday for three prominent liberal activists, judicial sources said, after days of violence around the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 06:13
Twenty Georgian media freedom and human rights groups joined more than a dozen news outlets in condemning a government-proposed bill criminalizing "strife-inciting calls."
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 07:44
Mexico has one of the largest child labor forces in Latin America, second only to Colombia.
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 07:42
A Mexican judge has said that there are no evidence to charge the detainees with the forced disappearance of the 43 missing students.
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 07:35
Two who escaped death in the attack on students in Guerrero last September testify to the murderous role of state forces.