"The Venezuelan government has killed, tortured, detained and forcibly disappeared people seeking democratic change," said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch.
Héctor Ríos Morales
May 02, 2025
North Korea's latest ban targets hot dogs, with serving or selling them now treasonous and punishable by labor camp sentences.
Allison Walker
Jan 06, 2025
Amnesty International on Friday expressed concern for rights guarantees under a constitutional reform in El Salvador, whose president has been waging a brutal war on criminal gangs.
AFP News
May 03, 2024
The purported US plan elicited a harsh response from Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Litty Simon
Apr 21, 2024
Human Rights Day is observed on Dec. 10 every year to commemorate the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, known as the first enunciation of human rights in the world.
Olga Deutsch
Dec 12, 2023
More than 50 decrees have been introduced by the Taliban. It has become increasingly common for women to face harassment, intimidation and violence on the streets for allegedly defying them.
Binitha Jacob
Sep 20, 2023
The cases were filed against Angkhana Neelapaijit, Puttanee Kangkun and Thanaporn Saleephol in 2019 and 2020 after they shared posts about punishing working hours and conditions at a chicken farm owned by the Thammakaset company.
AFP News
Aug 29, 2023
Enes Kanter Freedom claimed his NBA journey ended abruptly after the league and his team Boston Celtics dumped him over his pro-Tibet and pro-Uyghur views.
Kent Masing
Jul 13, 2023
A young woman recalled the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of her Taliban husband and her time in detention after the fall of Kabul in 2021.
Kent Masing
Jul 06, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his two-day visit to Beijing with an unexpected meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Kent Masing
Jun 20, 2023
Tens of thousands of Christians were persecuted by North Korea over the years, including a 2-year-old toddler and their family for simply possessing a Bible.
Kent Masing
May 28, 2023
Two human rights organizations accused Egypt of committing arbitrary detention and torture against women and girls suspected of ties with a local ISIS group.
Kent Masing
May 18, 2023
Mykola Klimovich, a Belarusian blogger recently sentenced to prison for allegedly spreading Nazi symbols, has died in a penal colony.
Kent Masing
May 07, 2023
China continues to curtail Uyghur Muslims' rights by barring them from fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Kent Masing
Apr 19, 2023
The Philippine drug war continues to kill hundreds of Filipinos under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Rodrigo Duterte's successor.
Kent Masing
Mar 27, 2023
A human rights report revealed the harrowing treatment of female North Korean defectors in China, including being sold as sex slaves and physically abused.
Kent Masing
Mar 27, 2023
A human rights watchdog exposed in its report the horrific conditions of prisoners being held in North Korea's penal system.
Kent Masing
Mar 24, 2023
Indonesia is now facing a human rights crisis after passing controversial amendments to its criminal code earlier this month, specifically criminalizing sex outside marriage.
Caroline Guerin
Dec 31, 2022
Venezuela not reelected to UN Human Rights Council, activists celebrate but stay critical
Madison Dudley
Oct 12, 2022
Former President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about Saudi Arabia's human rights record, including the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as his golf course is set to host a LIV Golf tournament.
Nicholas Morgan
Jul 26, 2022
Six high-ranking Democrats have come out against any rapprochement with Saudi Arabia ahead of a possible visit by President Joe Biden absent any changes in Riyadh's policies.
Nicholas Morgan
Jun 07, 2022
Senators are urging the Biden administration to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for its war against Ukraine and other bombings and poisonings done on Moscow's behalf.
Nicholas Morgan
May 10, 2022
