Egyptian authorities deported dozens of activists Friday who were traveling to the Gaza strip to mark International Women’s day. About 100 women planned to travel through Egypt’s northern Sinai to the Rafah crossing and...
The United Nations’ commission investigating alleged war crimes in Syria released its final report today. The conflict began in March of 2011. Since then, an unknown number of Syrians have died — but the...
Thousands of relatives of missing persons and their supporters arrived in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad today. It’s the end of a 105-day march by activists who say their own government has failed to...
A U.S.-based human rights group is seeking a full investigation into abuses against the minority Rohingya Muslim community in Myanmar. Amid ongoing attacks, thousands to flee by boat each year to escape persecution. As...
An official spokesperson for the Ugandan government today dismissed international aid-cuts announced by at least three European nations in response to a harsh anti-gay law enacted earlier this week. Ofwono Opondo, Executive Director of...
Russian police detained five members of the punk group Pussy Riot today in Sochi on suspicion of theft. The band denies the allegations and says they were beaten while in custody. Ekaterina Danilova reports....
Russia has passed new restrictions on foreign adoptions, this time banning all single people from countries that have legalized same sex marriage from adopting Russian children. The measure increases fears among LGBT parents that...
British lawmakers will consider a motion to block a prisoner transfer agreement between the UK and Nigeria that was signed last month. Just days after the agreement was inked, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed...
Closing arguments begin Wednesday in the Florida trial of a white man accused of murder in the 2012 killing of an unarmed black youth during a dispute about loud music. Michael Dunn is charged...
Eritreans fleeing human rights abuses in their homeland are routinely kidnapped by human traffickers as they cross into eastern Sudan, bound for Israel. In a new report out Tuesday, Human Rights Watch says the...
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