US ambassador to the UN meets head of UN Population Fund

63 human rights groups and international organizations call on Egypt to release political detainees

The inquiry, which began during the final months of the Trump administration, is being handled by fe

Michele Bachelet also says/Hamas/rocket attacks on Israel violated/humanitarian laws/

In his first trip to region as top US diplomat, secretary of state aims to build on cease-fire betwe

Prime minister takes harder stance with Beijing after foreign minister expresses reluctance to criti

Prime minister takes harder stance with Beijing after foreign minister expresses reluctance to criti

In its first comments since the vote, the Biden administration reiterates its concerns about Iran's

High court will decide whether states can bar people from carrying guns in public to protect themsel

The US State Department did not respond to a VOA Persian request for comment as Iran's critics point

It promises to draw fierce opposition from Republicans

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

US secretary of state makes remarks about state of human rights around the world

US secretary of state makes remarks about state of human rights around the world

In VOA Persian interview, Robert Malley says Biden is taking a more principled approach' by pushing

Russia's government made "misleading or unsubstantiated allegations" against then-candidate Joe Bide

Since President Ndayishimiye assumed power, he has promised to promote the rule of law, make the jud

Report finds that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jam

Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes it clear Washington plans to fully re-engage in work of coun

Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges body to examine its conduct, including treatment of Israel

Top Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has been detained since his return to the country in January

Karim Khan currently leads a UN team investigating atrocity crimes allegedly committed by IS in Iraq

Would reverse 2018 decision by Trump administration

Withdrawing all US troops by May 1 could lead to civil war, destabilizing the region and reviving th

IPU membership includes parliamentary bodies from 179 of the world's 193 countries

State Department has not yet responded to VOA Persian request for comment on letter by 38 Iran-based

Special Counsel praises whistleblower's tremendous courage'

Special Counsel praises whistleblower's tremendous courage'

Guo Feixiong on hunger strike after being stopped at airport

Former top US official on Iran Elliott Abrams, who served under President Donald Trump, tells VOA Pe

Former top US official on Iran Elliott Abrams, who served under President Donald Trump, tells VOA Pe

Former deputy secretary of state has pledged to rebuild US diplomatic corps

North Koreans who flee risk their lives because the regime considers defection a crime of treachery

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund launches a $40 million program to support a new generat

Sanctions come five days before end of Trump administration

Human Rights Watch says incoming president must protect rights in in ways that would prevent future

US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla in Manhattan said the plaintiffs would likely succeed in sho

Move likely to anger Pyongyang

Hundreds took to the streets of Yaounde, Thursday to protest

Trump administration accuses state-owned Xinjiang Protection and Construction Corps of using forced

Human Rights Watch says US should not complete proposed weapons sales to UAE until that country limi

Move comes after Russia blocked attempt in UN to sanction group 

Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva expresses concern about alleged human rights violations

The United States is among 14 countries whose human rights records will be examined under the UN Hum

Observers say United States, international community have role to play in demanding reforms

Post has been vacant since the start of President Donald Trump's term in 2017

Prabowo Subianto was described by one group as 'serial rights violator ... not worthy of (a) US visi

UN inquiry documents incidents that may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity

Unnamed US official says Iran could have enough material for a nuclear weapon by the end of the year

Belarus, Russia, China and Venezuela unsuccessful in derailing a special discussion at the world bod

The crashes were not the result of a singular failure, technical mistake, or mismanaged event,' the

In requesting the debate, the European Union cited the steep deterioration of human rights in Belaru

Displacements occurred in eight countries since 2001