UN leaders on Sunday called for safety and justice for journalists globally, urging governments to conduct investigations and ensure the protection of all media professionals. UN Secretary-General ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday released a report documenting widespread obstetric violence faced by women giving birth in public healthcare facilities in Sierra Leone.  In its 80-page report, ...

The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, November 5, in a pair of cases challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to impose broad tariffs on nearly all imported goods. The ...

The Red Scare blacklist era – one in which those in the entertainment industry were targeted, investigated, and ostracized for their supposed political sympathies and associates – remains one of the ...

The foreign ministers of Germany, Jordan, and the UK on Saturday jointly called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, describing the humanitarian crisis as 'desperate' and 'apocalyptic.' This follows ...

Guayana arrested on Friday the incoming opposition leader on request for extradition by the United States, following an indictment by a Florida court on money-laundering, tax evasion, and gold ...

UN experts on Thursday welcomed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s adoption of a landmark declaration ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed alarm on Wednesday about Turkish government proposals to criminalize people within the ...

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern Thursday about violent protests that erupted in Cameroon following the announcement of the presidential election ...

UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan members on Wednesday voiced concern over the growing risk of nation-wide conflict returning to the country. The commission pointed to increasing armed ...

UN experts on Friday called for a swift and effective investigation into the deadliest police operation in Brazil's history after a raid in a Rio de Janeiro favela last week killed at least 120 ...

Forget the TV drama of “democracy under attack.” There is no season twist on Capitol Hill, no slick villain delivering a chilling monologue to a string-quartet soundtrack, and no mastermind plotting ...