Amnesty International publishes annual report highlighting the state of human rights in more than 150 countries.
Fact-finding mission says state security forces and armed militia groups have committed a wide array of crimes.
The US has seen many state bills limiting transgender rights this year. Activists say everyone should be alarmed.
Abbas Gallyamov wrote speeches for Vladimir Putin during the Russian leader’s 2008-12 time as prime minister.
Rights advocates say expanded border restrictions will push asylum seekers to take riskier journeys to seek protection.
Dozens of current and former workers who harvested fibre for Furukawa Plantaciones say their human rights were violated.
With US and Canada promoting different approaches to worsening crisis in Haiti, experts say question is ‘what’s next?’
Nearly 100 applicants who applied for protective visas after working with US forces in Iraq remain in limbo.
Australia’s 122-year-old constitution does not acknowledge the Indigenous population as country’s original inhabitants.
As armed groups continue to jostle for power, the Red Cross reports a six-year high in civilians injured by explosives.
Law could be the first to criminalise identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ): Rights Watch
International human rights experts denounce ‘witch hunt’ against Nobel Prize-winning group Memorial on Tuesday.
Myanmar people in Thailand hope a new government in Bangkok will take a tougher line on the coup leaders in Naypyidaw.
Matriarchs are often seen leading protests on the Caribbean island beset by widespread discontent, economic hardships.
