Human Rights
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 05:58
President Barack Obama urged Ethiopia's leaders Monday to curb crackdowns on press freedom and political openness as he began a visit that human rights groups say legitimizes an oppressive government.
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 05:47
Azerbaijan put its most celebrated investigative journalist, Khadija Ismayilova, on trial for criminal charges deemed by critics an attempt to silence the press.
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 05:45
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have fallen largely silent about the alleged Islamic State cell that they neutralized earlier this month, only for the group itself to purportedly address a video message to the nation.
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 05:37
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev has defended his government's decision to terminate a long-standing cooperation agreement with the United States and accused Washington of "provocation" aimed at disrupting interethnic harmony in Kyrgyzstan.
Saturday, July 25, 2015 - 14:21
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on threats to press freedom in the Americas.
Saturday, July 25, 2015 - 14:13
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold a hearing on women under ISIS rule.
Friday, July 24, 2015 - 06:06
The National Human Rights Commission of Mexico is questioning the government’s investigation into the disappearance of 43 college students who investigators say were killed and incinerated in September.
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 07:10
Tunisian MPs on Wednesday began a three-day debate on a new anti-terrorism bill aimed at beefing up powers to confront an extremist threat following a spate of deadly attacks.
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 06:45
Kyrgyzstan has formally terminated a 1993 agreement on cooperation with the United States, a move that comes days after Bishkek protested a U.S. decision to grant a prestigious human rights award to an imprisoned Kyrgyz activist.
Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 06:18
US president faces calls to intervene in war-torn country after Human Rights Watch presents new evidence of alleged atrocities