UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention.
On Friday, Maduro is set to start a third term. Will his inauguration continue his post-election crackdown on dissent?
While experts say the late US president set a high bar for human rights, he also had notable failings while in office.
A Coca-Cola plant pumps millions of litres of water in San Cristóbal de las Casas. But locals say their faucets run dry.
Edmundo Gonzalez, who competed against Nicolas Maduro in July elections, says masked men abducted son-in-law in Caracas.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US committed to ‘holding accountable those responsible for these atrocities’.
Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on the US.
Al-Qaradawi’s family seeks Lebanese PM’s intervention to prevent his deportation to Egypt, fearing risks to his life.
The PA’s ban on Al Jazeera is part of a broader crackdown on those criticising its operation in the Jenin camp.
Musk posted on X calling for jailed right-wing UK activist Robinson to be released.
Khijou and Samar al-Khateeb were tortured in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons and lost family to the system.
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Human rights panel calls on Venezuelan government to respect civil liberties as beginning of presidential term nears.
Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an Egyptian arrest warrant, a Lebanese official said.
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Syrians celebrate the end of al-Assad’s regime, despite continuing challenges and the destruction across the country.
