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Anastasio Hernández Rojas, a longtime U.S. resident, died in May 2010 after being beaten and repeatedly shocked with a Taser

Families of those living in the vast displacement camp wait for news from Darfur amid reports of hundreds killed by paramilitary RSF

With three extra-judicial killings in a single week, the Tamil soil of social justice has seemingly turned into a full-fledged police state. The Cuddalore ‘encounter’ of April 2 was the eighteenth such encounter since the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government came to power in 2021. The government justified the murders of…

Wera Hobhouse says her apparent presence on secret list of critics of country’s human rights record made her a target

Concerns about the club’s ownership remain strong despite the euphoria of ending a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy

The world is watching, and history will judge our response. Let us ensure that the EU’s actions reaffirm our collective commitment to a future where democracy and human rights are not only preserved but are allowed to flourish, Mu Sochua writes.

Exclusive: Zahid Safi, who is running in Melbourne seat of Bruce, listed as last author on 2021 Senate submission which says victims of Afghanistan war ‘not based on ethnicity’

Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s civil war, despite ceasefires called by major parties to facilitate relief efforts after the country’s devastating March 28 earthquake

Exclusive: Lawsuit says ‘unconstitutional’ order violates right to share information with court’s chief prosecutor

Children should not be held in watch houses for more than 24 hours, a report has found, after a boy was allegedly deprived of his basic human rights.

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