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Human Rights Watch says ‘thousands’ killed in attacks last year targeting Masalit tribe and other non-Arab groups.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto was once banned by the U.S. for rights violations. But the U.S. earlier gave him military training. How will both countries deal with each other once he takes office?

Activists call move ‘absurd’, as Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Museveni, is accused of torture and abusing critics

With their green card expiring soon, Rouhollah Aghasaleh of Cal Poly Humboldt has been suspended after joining a protest

The State Human Rights Commission has directed the Kerala Social Security Mission to ensure timely payment of financial assistance to beneficiaries under the Aswasakiranam scheme.

Outgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’

State Human Rights Commission recommends ₹25,000 compensation for man assaulted by police in Tamil Nadu, advising against future misconduct.

UN human rights chief criticizes Israel's demand for Palestinians to relocate from Rafah in Gaza, calling it inhumane and a violation of international laws.

Can you still send strong messages when you've rolled out the red carpet and chilled the champagne for a state dinner? China's Xi Jinping is being feted in the French capital for his first visit to Europe since 2019, despite trade tensions, spy scandals and insistence that he isolate Vladimir…

In an age of climate crisis and AI, equal treatment is nothing less than essential

Exclusive: the human rights lawyer, temporarily released from jail on medical grounds, describes her love for her family, and why she keeps going despite brutal treatment at the hands of the regime