Globally, authoritarianism and attacks on civil society threaten hard-won progress towards racial equality and justice. As ...

An unusual trial will begin next week in London’s High Court, brought by the families of two 23-year-old Tanzanian men who ...

In November 2013, I went to Bangui and met Michel Djotodia, then the Central African Republic’s self-proclaimed interim president. He had taken over the country as the head of a rebel coalition called ...

International accountability can exploit those divisions, preserving evidence for future justice while improving conditions for some Afghans today In October 2001, a U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, ...

The National Human Rights Commission in Mauritius earlier this year urged the government to legally recognize same-sex marriages, stating that the refusal to recognize such unions is discriminatory ...

Nebraska’s efforts to implement new, federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid underscore fears that millions of ...

Uzbek officials should immediately ensure the safety and well-being of an imprisoned Karakalpak blogger and lawyer, Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, and secure his release, Human Rights Watch said today.

Teresa M., a 30-year-old Guatemalan woman, had just left home for her job manufacturing cabinets when she was stopped by ...

A South Sudanese political commentator remains in prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) without charge a year after his arrest.

The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s conviction of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani for crimes against humanity in the Central ...

The Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US ...

Niger has rejected key recommendations raised by United Nations member countries during its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) ...