Human Rights
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 00:00
Rio de Janeiro police kill more than the police of many countries.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 00:00
Although three-fifths of the population was born after the coup, a survey taken by CERC, a pollster, suggested that three-quarters of Chileans believe the wounds opened in 1973 have yet to be healed.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:30
The delicate peace process has taken on an additional urgency for Turkey as Kurdish militias fighting in neighbouring Syria's civil war push for greater autonomy for parts of northern Syria, just over the border.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:25
An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted all 14 defendants, including policemen, accused of killing 17 protesters during the bloodiest day of a revolt that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 08:23
The US official took pride in historic relations between the two countries. She also praised the royal initiative in launching the National Consensus Dialogue, stressing its importance in solving all political issues.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:55
At least 25,000 Burundian refugees living in Tanzania have been forcibly repatriated over the past month, a UN official said Thursday, describing a "dramatic" humanitarian situation.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:54
Fighting this week between supporters of the Central African Republic's ex-president and the man who ousted him has killed almost 100 people, officials said Wednesday as an aid group warned of "atrocities" against civilians.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:50
First serving government official to stand trial at Hague court is charged with orchestrating violence after 2007 election
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:36
More than 550 children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have left armed groups in the past five months, the United Nations humanitarian relief arm today announced.
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 07:35
The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan condemned attacks on civil society activists, including a U.S. citizen, urging the Armenian government to take immediate measures to condemn, investigate and punish those responsible.