by Sandra Cuffe Guatemala City – Indigenous survivors of crimes against humanity committed during Guatemala’s 36-year civil war took action Wednesday against a bill advancing in Congress that would set war criminals free. Maya Achi women […]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the refusal of a court in Russia’s Chechnya region to admit the last defense motion in the trial of leading human rights activist Oyub Titiyev, who has been behind […]
The CEO of Rappler, a news website critical of the government in the Philippines, has been arrested at its headquarters in Manila. Maria Ressa said the accusation of “cyber-libel” is an attempt by Rodrigo Duterte’s government […]
A federal appeals court has blocked the execution of a Muslim inmate in Alabama after the state refused to allow his imam to be present at his death. Domineque Ray, convicted of murdering a 15-year-old […]
A 27-year-old Indian man plans to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent. Mumbai businessman Raphael Samuel told the BBC that it’s wrong to bring children into the world because they […]
The Supreme Court has rejected a government appeal against a human rights ruling won by people who claimed their lives were blighted by past minor criminal convictions. The judges found a revised criminal records disclosure […]
China has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to four and a half years in prison for state subversion. Wang, 42, had defended political campaigners and victims of land seizures, as well as followers […]
A Muslim man who said his human rights were breached by a council’s refusal to permit a marble edge around a grave has lost a High Court battle. Atta Ul-Haq was refused permission to install […]
An Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to one year of hard labour for interviewing a gay man last year. A court in Giza also fined Mohamed al-Ghiety 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167; £130) for “promoting […]
Human rights groups in Zimbabwe say at least 12 people have been killed during several days of violent protests sparked by a sharp rise in the price of fuel. Hospitals and clinics have reportedly treated […]
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