Amnesty International on Friday voiced concern over the possible closure of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic due to a lack of funding. The rights group stated that it ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on Southeast Asian and global leaders gathering for the ASEAN Summit and East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur later this month to take a firm stand against ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged both Taliban and Pakistani authorities on Thursday to investigate the killing of Afghan journalist Abdul Ghafor Abed on Thursday. Abed, a provincial ...

The United Nations condemned the military takeover in Madagascar on Thursday and called for an immediate restoration of constitutional order and the rule of law. This follows the ouster of President ...

The UK Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that the British activist group Palestine Action may proceed with its legal challenge against the government’s decision to ban it under the Terrorism Act 2000.

A group of 78 rights organizations on Friday issued a joint statement condemning US sanctions on three Palestinian human rights organizations, raising concern over implications in the enforcement of ...

US District Judge Sara Ellis ordered federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to wear body cameras during enforcement activity, including during interactions with the public.  This ...

A United Nations report revealed on Friday that nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest populations—approximately 887 million people—reside in regions exposed to extreme heat, flooding, and other ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday condemned the announcement of a new constitutional amendment in Chad, stating that it threatens to pose a significant setback to the rule of law and democracy by ...

The University of Pennsylvania announced this week they will not sign the Trump administration’s 'Compact for Academic ...

Amnesty International Deputy Regional Director Hussein Baoumi urged UN member states on Thursday to confront Iranian authorities for the increasing “weaponization” of the death penalty in the ...

Thursday said it is alarmed by the killing of Saleh Aljafarawi, a 28-year-old freelance Palestinian journalist who rose to prominence on social media for ...