Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Tunisia to reform its drug sentencing laws. According to the report, 28 percent of Tunisia's prison population are individuals who were convicted of drug crimes related to recreational use...
UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein stated on Monday that Syrian factions should not offer amnesty for any committed war crimes as opposing sides meet in Geneva to discuss a possible end to the country's ongoing...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) began its review the San Francisco police department on Monday. The review was initiated in the aftermath of the filmed shooting of Mario Woods, an African American male,...
Amnesty International (AI) on Monday condemned the reinstatement of Nigeria's senior military general, Major General Ahmadu Mohammed, who is alleged to have actively participated in the mass murder of hundreds of detainees at the Giwa barracks...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday urged Turkey to investigate the shooting of unarmed civilians . The incident in Cizre , a city in the mainly Kurdish southeastern region of...
The Hangzhou Christian Council on Friday announced that a prominent Chinese Pastor is under investigation for corruption involving the embezzlement of state funds. The pastor, Gu Yuese, is the leader of the Chongyi Church of Zhejiang. The Chongyi Church...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Sunday for Iranian-backed Yemeni insurgents to stop illegally confiscating aid to people in the besieged of Taiz. HRW claims that rebels have confiscated items including food, water, cooking gas and...