Human Rights
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:20
Even as Latin America seeks to strengthen rule of law, prisons are overcrowded, often fomenting more violence and criminal networks.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:09
A court in Tajikistan has sentenced an opposition activist to 13 years in jail as the authorities continue to pursue an indiscriminate campaign to stifle all dissent.
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 06:03
Amnesty International has launched a petition drive calling on EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to take “all the necessary steps to ensure an end to abhorrent use of torture and abuse in Uzbekistan.”
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 08:15
The US Senate wants to keep in place restrictions on military aid to Egypt, setting up a clash with Cairo’s backers in the House.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 06:39
The United Nations has dropped a demand for two Democratic Republic of Congo generals accused of human rights abuses to be replaced before U.N. peacekeepers can resume cooperation with the Congolese army on operations against a Rwandan rebel group.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 06:26
Urgent action required to cut trade and aid ties to logging companies that have paid millions to militia guilty of mass murder and war crimes.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 06:08
Jailed Azerbaijani human rights advocates Leyla and Arif Yunus will go on trial on July 27, a judge said at a preliminary hearing nearly a year after their arrest on what the ailing couple and their supporters say are politically motivated charges.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 06:06
Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Ministry has officially protested to the U.S. State Department over the latter's decision to honor jailed Kyrgyz human rights defender Azimjan Askarov with a prestigious award.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 08:49
U.S.-Nigeria Security Cooperation: Why U.S. Security Assistance Decreased Under the Former Nigerian President
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 07:55
The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a hearing on corruption, global Magnitsky, and modern slavery to review human rights around the world.