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There is no doubt that 2021 will be a standout year when it comes to...

Lobby Groups representing the hospitality industry have expressed disappointment that the reduced va

Head of investigative panel blames lack of resources and uncooperative security agencies for incompl

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

Rights groups say police investigations into journalists, protesters and opposition lawmakers have p

Parents of young blogger detained in Minsk after passenger jet he was in was forced to land in Belar

China's UN mission has urged other nations to boycott a meeting on the human rights situation of Uyg

Changes would allow president to pick judges without lawmaker approval

Groups call for victims' rights and grievances to be placed at the center of the peace process

The Kakuma and Dadaab camps are home to over 400,000 refugees and asylum-seekers

Appeals come as Thailand's turbulent political landscape is rocked once more by a youth-driven prote

Human Rights Watch says Israel has persecuted Palestinians and committed apartheid against them

Video shows boy had his hands up when the officer shot him

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

Chinese and French oil companies involved in pipeline project, to be built from Uganda to Tanzania,

The whereabouts and situation of the two Middle Eastern royals remains shrouded in mystery

Rafael Caro Quintero had been serving a 40-year sentence for the torture-murder of a DEA agent

The former crown prince denies the accusations against him and says he cannot leave his home

Lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's deposed civilian government craft new constitution as Myanmar mark

Despite the militant group's denials, several reports and statements from the international communit

The group is calling for unhindered access to conduct investigations and encouraging business to scr

The law imposes stricter identification requirements, limits drop boxes, gives lawmakers the power t

Authorities have ordered UN refugee agency to make plans to close two refugee camps that are home to

The resolution called on the government in Colombo to ensure prompt, thorough and impartial investi

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

Ahmed Kabir Kishore, 45, was arrested in May 2020 under a controversial charge of carrying out anti-

Groups call for investigations to track, punish the traffickers 

Policed have told Rohingya refugees living in slums in Jammu city that more Rohingyas are to be roun

The support for Kristen Clarke, who is nominated to be assistant attorney general for civil rights,

Report says violations include high death penalty rate, with many people executed on basis of tortur

Family says kidnappers demand more than $13,000 for release of the niece of Nigeria's Minister of Wo

Burundi president orders the release of more than five thousand inmates from overcrowded prisons

UN and US urge restraint against youths barricaded inside residential apartments

Society of Professional Journalists also calls on US law enforcement agencies to drop charges agains

President Joe Biden's order revokes ban blocking US funding to women's health organizations that pro

Journalists and translators covering fighting in Tigray region reportedly arrested

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

Opponents of Nikol Pashinyan have objected to agreement that ended fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

More than 1,000 Myanmar nationals sent back home hours after high court ordered a stay pending appea

So far none of the big-name sponsors has endorsed the Uighur campaigners' calls for justice

Malaysia does not officially recognize refugees from any country, but authorities have typically all

Cambodia's plan for national internet gateway will give authorities greater control over internet co

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

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

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

Activists say the case shows how difficult it is to change the practice in Mali

Yvickel Dabresil was one of 23 people arrested Sunday and accused of plotting to overthrow President

UN Security Council to discuss military's seizure of power in Myanmar

Mark Frerichs was abducted one year ago Sunday while working in the country on engineering projects;

Guo Feixiong on hunger strike after being stopped at airport

News media watchdogs are alleging the clampdown by the Lukashenko government is escalating as mass p

Meanwhile, Alexei Navalny calls for supporters to take to the streets following his arrest Sunday on

Charges are seen by some as a government effort to stifle critics

The United Nations refugee agency and aid group Mercy Corps say an urgent intervention is needed to

Cameroon military blames separatist propaganda for trying to tarnish image of troops