Human Rights
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 06:24
The fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army is sickly and in retreat from an international manhunt that includes U.S. forces.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 05:48
Kazakhstan hosted a conference on countering violent extremism in South and Central Asia in Astana earlier this week.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 10:38
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Perriello as the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 07:19
McGovern calls for U.S. to hold Bahrain accountable for human rights abuses.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 06:50
A new anti-terrorism law in Egypt will make publishing news that contradicts the official version of events in terrorism-related cases a crime punishable by prison sentences, a setback for the freedom of the press, according to the local journalists union.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 06:29
Following claims of serious rights abuses in South Sudan, the UN is sending in a team of monitors to investigate. Sanctions have been imposed on six military leaders from both sides of the conflict.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 05:32
State Department officials have defended the provision of armored vehicles to Uzbekistan against criticism that it is irresponsible to reward a government with such a poor record of treating its citizens, while more military aid to Tashkent appears to be in the works.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 05:28
Kazakhstan's veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev celebrates his 75th birthday on Monday, in good shape and vastly popular, but the expected fireworks and fanfare mask uncomfortable questions about the future of the second-largest post-Soviet economy.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:42
A report from a non-governmental human rights organization highlights the poor conditions of Honduras' prisons, an issue exacerbated by judicial delays and the practice of pre-trail detention, which has led to severe overcrowding.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 06:34
South Sudan's army has burned people alive, raped and shot girls, and forced tens of thousands from their homes, according to interviews with survivors by The Associated Press and corroborated by human rights groups.