Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday condemned the killing of Teke civilians in Kinshasa in late November, underscoring the growing threat of intercommunal violence in western Democratic Republic of ...

Satellite imagery analysis reveals widespread evidence of systematic mass killings and body disposal by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Fasher, Sudan, following the paramilitary group's capture ...

A coalition of nine human rights organizations called on Kazakhstan to end its crackdown on independent media after authorities raided a newsroom, detained journalists and pressured reporters over ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Egyptian authorities on Wednesday to quash the conviction of prominent economist Abd al-Khaliq Farouk, who was sentenced to five years in prison on October 2 for ...

The Maryland legislature overrode a veto by Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday, clearing the way for the creation of a commission to study potential reparations for slavery. The bill's veto was ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Türkiye violated Article 8 of the Convention when refusing to transfer a prisoner to a detention center closer to his family. In the ...

The European Union (EU) and 34 European leaders on Tuesday signed a new convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine in a move to hold the Russian Federation accountable ...

A US federal appellate court on Tuesday upheld a 2019 law that requires certain corporations to disclose ownership information to the Treasury Department, reversing a lower court opinion that found ...

Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against executive agencies on Tuesday for blocking funds allocated for electric vehicle (EV) charging station ...

Portugal’s Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that several recently approved provisions of the country's Nationality Law are unconstitutional. Portuguese citizenship is currently regulated by the ...

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a press release on Monday calling for the release of thousands of people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea. The ...

Rights group Human Rights Watch raised concern on Sunday over Qatari government clients' and other major businesses' failure to pay contractors on time for projects, leaving migrant workers unpaid.