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UN officials urged the international community on Wednesday to unite with the UN Security Council to protect civilians in the war-torn eastern Aleppo region of Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura,...

A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern Tuesday about possible crimes against humanity committed against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority. The UN has found, "a wide range of human rights violations...

JURIST Guest Columnist Professor John B. Quigley of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law argues that international changes to approaching and monitoring Iran's nuclear program have made recent congressional action unnecessary... The Iran Sanctions Extension Act was adopted...

A group of German lawyers on Monday announced the filing of charges against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, alleging that he committed war crimes in Aleppo. As Germany has the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows countries to sue foreigners...

According to an John McKissick at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday, members of the Rohingya Muslim community have been subjected to numerous atrocities by troops in Myanmar, including execution, rape, starvation...

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called upon the Myanmar government Friday to take immediate action in addressing human rights and humanitarian concerns in the northern part of the Rakhine state....

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday announced an agreement with the US to resettle refugees currently in detention centers on the South Pacific islands of Nauru and Manus. The agreement will prioritize the resettlement of...

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged Myanmar's Parliament to align its draft prisons law with international human rights laws and standards. The draft prisons law, designed to repeal the 1894 Prisons Act, the 1900 Prisoners Act...

UNICEF urged the government of Myanmar Tuesday to protect its children, particularly those in regions most embroiled in conflict. The statement calls attention to the area of Rakhine State , highlighting the concern for those children who...

UN High Commissioner for of Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein on Friday expressed outrage over the human rights crisis in Syria, stating that, "he violations and abuses suffered by people across the country, including the siege...