A federal office in the United States charged with shaping foreign trade policies has announced it would launch an investigation into Nicaragua’s government for “persistent…
Rights monitors in the United States have hailed the US Department of Justice’s indictment of two military officials accused of overseeing torture and abuse as…
Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence.The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdel Rahman…
United States President Joe Biden has issued a formal apology to Native Americans for the government’s role in separating Indigenous children from their parents and…
Fujimori’s funeral draws well-wishers as well as detractors as debate over his legacy continues to roil the country.Peru is holding a state funeral for former…
Polarising Latin American leader had been released from prison in December on humanitarian grounds.Alberto Fujimori, the polarising former leader of Peru who was credited with…
The European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on 28 officials accused of human rights violations in Belarus and links to the ongoing crackdown against opponents…
May 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a civil rights investigation at eight Kentucky youth detention centers and one youth development…
The United States said Monday that it has determined five Israeli military units committed human rights abuses prior to the start of the Israel-Hamas war.…
Israeli prime minister says he will fight any sanctions targeting Israeli military units for alleged rights violations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he…
Lawmakers say Hemedti’s and the RSF’s activities and abuses make them deserving of sanctions from the United States. United States senators have written an open…
Hundreds of Iraqis gather outside of Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad on May 4, 2004, looking for information about their relatives. On Tuesday, the trial…
A former employee of Kanye West sued the megastar, his Yeezy apparel brand and his Los Angeles-area school, claiming discrimination, a hostile work environment, whistleblower…
Washington, DC – Israel has killed more than 32,000 Palestinians in Gaza, displaced more than 80 percent of the population, destroyed large parts of the territory…
US targets Mnangagwa, his wife and top government officials in overhaul of sanctions regime imposed in 2003. The United States has sanctioned Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson…
Subianto, who was once banned from entering the United States for two decades because of his human rights record, was an army general during the…
The UN human rights office on Thursday urged the Ethiopian Government to ensure that ongoing efforts addressing a legacy of rights abuses, rooted in years…