Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Laotian government on Friday to implement key recommendations regarding enforced disappearances and rejections of fundamental civil and political rights. The ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the UN Security Council on Friday to authorize an international mission to address the escalating violence in Haiti, insisting the mission be adequately funded, ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy. Acquitted of the corruption allegations, the Correctional Tribunal of Paris found ...

Amnesty International on Thursday urged Indian authorities to promptly and independently investigate the use of live fire during protests in Leh, Ladakh union territory, after at least four people ...

The US Supreme Court on Friday sided with President Donald Trump's administration in a dispute over foreign aid funding, granting the president’s request to freeze $4 billion in appropriations that ...

Amnesty International urged Eswatini authorities on Wednesday to immediately disclose the whereabouts and legal status of five men who had been deported from the US. The organization also requested ...

Slovenia announced on Thursday that it had imposed a travel ban on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, becoming the first European Union (EU) nation to target the Israeli leader with such a ...

The Vietnamese authorities should immediately release prominent human rights activist Trịnh Bá Phương and drop all charges against him, Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged on Thursday. Phương was ...

Former FBI director James Comey was indicted on Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress following pressure from US President Donald Trump, who considers Comey one of his political rivals. An ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday urged Guinean authorities to ensure that all parties can effectively participate in the upcoming December elections. Türk urged Guinean ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday a $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon to resolve a lawsuit over alleged deceptive practices tied to Amazon Prime. Under the court order ...

UN experts welcomed on Thursday the ratification of the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), first adopted on 19 June 2023. This ratification is a significant advancement ...