Rep. Brown Quits House Intelligence Panel, Claims Abuses of Secrecy
WASHINGTON — Rep. George E. Brown Jr. (D-Colton), a vocal critic of some of the Reagan Administration’s key military and space initiatives, Wednesday quit the House…
US trade office initiates investigation into Nicaragua human rights abuses | Human Rights News
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…
‘Step towards justice’: US indicts ex-military officials for Syria abuses | Syria’s War News
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…
US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur | Conflict News
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…
Biden apologises for ‘sin’ of Indigenous boarding school abuses | Indigenous Rights News
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…
Peru holds funeral for Fujimori, former president linked to rights abuses | Conflict News
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…
Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru jailed for rights abuses, dies at 86 | Politics News
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…
EU slaps sanctions on 28 accused of rights abuses and links to the ongoing crackdown in Belarus
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…
DOJ investigating alleged civil rights abuses at Kentucky youth detention centers
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…
U.S. says five Israeli military units have committed human rights abuses before war
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.…
US set to impose sanctions on Israeli military unit over abuses: Report | Israel War on Gaza News
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…
US senators call on Biden to sanction Sudan’s RSF over human rights abuses | Human Rights News
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…
Former Abu Ghraib prisoner testifies about abuses as trial against U.S. military contractor begins
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…
Kanye West sued by former Donda Academy employee claiming workplace abuses
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…
US overlooks Israeli abuses in Gaza to justify arms transfers: Advocates | Israel War on Gaza News
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 sanctions Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa over alleged abuses | Politics News
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…
Indonesian leader linked to rights abuses claims victory in presidential vote
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…