And it’s not just about land grabs. Blasphemy accusations are used for extortion and blackmail, as well. Those cashing in on ...

Both Sri Lanka and Germany have newly elected leaders, but key human rights concerns that Chancellor Friedrich Merz should ...

US President Donald Trump wrested control of 2,000 California National Guard forces from the state’s Governor Gavin Newsom and deployed them in Los Angeles where police and protestors clashed in the ...

For example, people have a right to express opinions the government doesn’t like and shouldn’t be locked up for it. People ...

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I turned 60—a life filled with wonderful experiences and important challenges. At four months, I had polio and spent a month ...

The UK government has recently unveiled a new immigration white paper, and the prime minister has signalled a tougher stance ...

In a possible step towards justice, Eric Tataw, a Cameroonian national residing in the US state of Maryland, has been charged ...

While the new version of the travel ban is worded more carefully than the ham-fisted “Muslim ban” of the first Trump ...

Hello, my name is Kanae Doi, Japan Director at Human Rights Watch. When the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines opened for signature on December 3, 1997—the international day for ...

Hello, my name is Kanae Doi, Japan Director at Human Rights Watch. When the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines opened for signature on December 3, 1997—the international day for ...

A Thai civilian court’s conviction of two army instructors for the beating death of a conscript is the first successful ...