'Belligerents in the Tigray region should declare and adhere to a cease-fire, and Eritrean and Amhar

Britain no 'haven for dirty money,' foreign secretary says

More than 1 million people have been confined to camps in Xinjiang

HRW report comes as two detained transgender women, one a local social media celebrity, face up to f

Conflict is key cause of hunger there, with eastern provinces and central region of Kasais being wor

At least 72 people also missing across several remote islands in Indonesia//

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken says some governments used pandemic as pretext' to consolidate auth

Authorities say most of the victims are women of Asian descent

Nine activists have been killed in four provinces in reportedly coordinated, simultaneous police-mil

The military says within the past week, at least 23 separatist rebels and three soldiers have been k

Violations reportedly widespread and being perpetrated at an alarming rate as country enters its sev

Detainees have complained of memory loss and other health impacts from the devices in their cells

Move seen as part of intensifying crackdown on mass protests against longtime President Alexander Lu

Conditions have continued to deteriorate for more than 100,000 people who fled election-related viol

Beijing blasts push for boycott, promising to 'retaliate fiercely' as others say the International O

New report claims federal forces broke laws of war with attacks on Humera, Shire, and Mekelle

One female protester gravely injured by with gunshot wound to head; security forces raid headquarter

The Turkish defense ministry said in a statement the bomb attack took place in an industrial site at

UN human rights office is appealing to neighboring countries to use their influence to ensure a peac

Reports emerge of Eritrean refugees in Tigray being attacked, abducted and returned to their home co

Restrictions affect officials the US believes are responsible for or complicit in 'repressing religi

Athens maintains it is doing its best to safeguard asylum seekers

Hundreds took to the streets of Yaounde, Thursday to protest

The Cameroon Bar Council held an initial five-day strike last week to protest an incident on Novembe

Move comes after Russia blocked attempt in UN to sanction group 

Michelle Bachelet warns conflict could spill across borders, destabilize parts of East Africa

Returning English-speaking Cameroonians could be prosecuted for alleged involvement in country's sep

Forecasters say Hurricane Eta is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua Tuesday////

Astronauts from 19 countries have floated through the space station hatches, including many repeat v

Nigeria's military denies that uniformed men, seen in social media videos firing on unarmed proteste

In VOA interview, source close to activist Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi said a judge notified Makvandi o

Finding applies to both government- and rebel-controlled areas, as well as in Russian-annexed Crimea

Abortion is only legal in Mexico City and the southern state of Oaxaca during the first 12 weeks of

Obesity, hypertension, diabetes put young people at greater risk for adverse events'

At least 7,000 fled northern villages after Boko Haram attacks killed 22 people

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya tells UN that a nation cannot and should not be a hostage to one man's thi

The military denies the accusations 

Torture and other abuses allegedly occurred during 2019 government crackdown on protests

Announcement of federal probe of shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha comes as teen charged in shootin

This year's indigenous populations day was observed under the theme 'COVID-19 and indigenous peoples

Who gets to vote could determine outcomes in key states

Cameroon's National Expanded Program for Immunization reports across the country at least 200,000 ch

GLAAD is calling on the studios to ensure that within two years at least half of their LGBTQ charact

The promotion of Abdul Rashid Dostum was part of a deal to end months of political turmoil following

After a Hindu temple was vandalized in Pakistan's capital, Amnesty International demands action from

Activists see pattern of denial in Denmark, which they attribute to rising anti-immigrant attitudes

Jette Moeller, head of the Danish chapter of SOS-Racism, says 'in Denmark, white people are colorbli

Top US diplomat urges companies to consider 'reputational, economic and legal risks'

The attack is the latest in a recent wave of unclaimed killings

A recent video posted by activists on social media shows at least 11 women detained in a prison in A

Ernestine Maika, a 33-year-old nurse, has just arrived in the French-speaking town of Bafoussam

U.N. Human Rights Office says more than 8,000 people have been killed since President Rodrigo Dutert

COVID-19 reveals human rights violations, Amnesty International says 

Government says it is preparing humanitarian assistance

During the court session, the activists asked to be acquitted of charges of belonging to or aiding t

Italy and EU helping to fund Libya coast guard to stop flow of migrants