The use of rape and sexual violence against women has been prevalent in the conflicts, which have been raging for decades in ...

GazaAfter the deadline passed for Israeli forces to vacate south Lebanon under the terms of a ceasefire agreement reached in ...

The hostilities are occurring in a mineral-rich region that has been volatile for decades amid a proliferation of armed groups, which has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes over the ...

The Nicaraguan parliament announced that it had approved the constitutional reform granting full powers to Daniel Ortega and ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed alarm Friday over reports of summary executions in Khartoum North, Sudan, where fighters allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have ...

The Myanmar military government is currently facing its greatest challenge since taking power and is on the defensive in much of the country ...

United Nations (UN) agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern Democratic Republic (DR) Congo ...

Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed ...

Between January 21 and 27 alone, Israeli forces killed 20 Palestinians and injured 81, including 11 children, in attacks ...

The worsening conflict in eastern Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary executions, the ...

The worsening conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is causing a human rights crisis, the UN human rights ...

Daniel Ortega, who is under Western sanctions for human rights abuses, had proposed the reform himself, which also lengthens ...