Escalating protests and clashes between pro-monarchy protesters and security forces has prompted the Nepali government to impose a curfew in the Tinkune, Koteshwor, and Sinamangal areas of Kathmandu ...

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan ('the commission') on Thursday called on its regional and international partners for 'urgent, coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve ...

US President Donald Trump issued Thursday an executive order targeting big law firm WilmerHale for their employment of individuals involved in the Mueller special counsel investigation, employment ...

Amnesty International reported Thursday that the Serbian authorities employed Pegasus spyware against two investigative journalists in February 2025. Both journalists, from Balkan Investigative ...

There’s much talk these days about democracy being under threat at home and around the world. Most of this discussion tends to be focused on efforts by autocrats and their supporters to erode the ...

Amnesty International on Friday urged Myanmar's military authorities to ensure full and unrestricted access to humanitarian aid for those affected by the recent 7.7-magnitude earthquake in central ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to place local populations' human rights at the center of the deal settling the long-standing border crisis on Friday. The group also urged ...

In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international ...

US District Judge Robert Pitman on Wednesday held Wednesday that the extreme heat in Texas prisons is 'plainly unconstitutional' while denying a temporary injunction request to install air ...

More than 30,000 petition signatories demanded the immediate release of 27‐year‐old Egyptian student Oqba Hashad, Amnesty International reported Thursday. According to the group, Oqba Hashad was ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) condemned the sentencing of Moroccan political activist and human rights defender Fouad Abdelmoumni to six months in prison for ...

UNICEF warned on Wednesday that approximately 825,000 children are trapped by escalating violence and severe food shortages ...