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UN calls on US to stop separating families at border

Wednesday, 06 June 2018 19:44
The United Nations human rights office called on the US administration to immediately halt its accelerating policy of separating children from their parents.

Vietnam upholds sentence for activists

Monday, 04 June 2018 21:21
A court in Vietnam upheld prison sentences against four human rights campaigners convicted of attempting to overthrow the state.

Duterte censures UN expert

Sunday, 03 June 2018 18:44
The Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has censured a United Nations (UN) human rights rapporteur for interfering in the country’s internal affairs.

Protesters condemns Trump immigration policy in US cities

Saturday, 02 June 2018 11:10
Human rights groups have staged rallies across the United States to condemn US President Donald Trump's policy toward immigrants.

First rights trial since 2011 revolt opens in Tunisia

Wednesday, 30 May 2018 15:38
The first court case brought by a Tunisian commission probing human rights violations stretching back six decades opened on Tuesday, with 14 former officials, including the ousted dictator, on trial.

UN rights chief backs calls for inquiry over Gaza killings

Friday, 18 May 2018 17:11
The UN human rights chief has slammed Israel's deadly reaction to protests along the Gaza border as "wholly disproportionate", backing calls for an international investigation

Lieberman urges Israel to pull out of UN rights body, asks US to follow suit

Thursday, 17 May 2018 17:24
The Israeli minister of military affairs has lashed out at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for its condemnation of the recent Gaza carnage, saying Tel Aviv and the US should immediately withdraw from the Geneva-based body.

U.N. asks Nicaragua to let it investigate protest deaths

Saturday, 12 May 2018 10:02
U.N. human rights spokeswoman, Ravina Shamdasani , has said the United Nations human rights office has asked Nicaragua to let it enter the country to gather evidence about the deaths of dozens of students in recent protests.

Infographic: American Human Rights Record

Tuesday, 24 April 2018 07:59
America's Human Rights Record includes police killing of African-Americans, repression of Wall Street movement protesters, aiding and abetting the Zionist regime in its killing of Palestinians, and helping Saudi Arabia in its killing of innocent women and children in Yemen.

Crisis looming in Sinai amid Egyptian army offensive: Human Rights Watch

Monday, 23 April 2018 16:21
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned of a looming humanitarian crisis in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula amid an ongoing military operation against Daesh-affiliated militants there, saying the army’s actions in the restive region risk “collective punishment.”