President Donald Trump signed a sweeping spending measure Wednesday, ending the longest government shutdown in US history and ...

A new UN report on Thursday revealed how recent junta violence in Myanmar has devastated the lives and rights of disabled persons living within the country.  UN Special Rapporteur on the situation ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world on Wednesday to prioritize Africa and promote peace, security, and sustainable development on the continent. The statement follows the Ninth ...

The Grand Chamber judgment delivered unanimously on July 9, 2025 in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia represents a transformative moment in international human rights law. The ruling does far ...

Human Rights Watch raised concern on Tuesday over the authorities in Cameroon responding to widespread opposition-led protests following the October 12, 2025 elections with lethal force and mass ...

France's National Assembly on Wednesday voted to suspend a contentious pension reform law until after the 2027 presidential election. Wednesday's vote, included as part of the vote on the amendment ...

The Game Over Israel organization, with support from Athletes 4 Peace, a collective of professional athletes, issued a letter on Tuesday urging the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to ...

Update: Following the developments reported below, the House Oversight Committee released an additional 20,000 documents related to the case.  Democrats of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday ...

Amnesty International called on Angolan authorities on Tuesday  to deliver justice on the fifth anniversary of the fatal shooting of Inocêncio de Matos, who was killed while participating in a ...

The Parliament of Kazakhstan on Wednesday approved a proposal to ban propaganda of “non-traditional sexual orientation”, despite serious concerns raised by several human rights organizations over ...

The US must place human rights at the forefront of its diplomatic agenda as Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Washington this week, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. “Saudi ...

Pakistan’s proposed Twenty-Seventh Constitutional Amendment (PCA), which is being hurried through Parliament, introduces ...