Human Rights

  Chinese author Yan Lianke, whose works are banned in his heavily censored homeland, has urged world leaders not to…

  The United Nations called Wednesday for urgent action to prevent Nicaragua from descending further into turmoil after months of…

  Kofi Annan left the United Nations far more committed than it had been to combating poverty, promoting equality and…

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The 21-year-old agricultural economics student, nearly two months pregnant, had hoped to escape Nicaragua with her…

  Human rights and North Korean defector groups in South Korea say they are struggling to raise money, cutting jobs…

  The Arab Council Supporting Fair Trial and Human Rights (ACSFT) has hailed efforts by the Egyptian government in supporting…

  Egypt’s Parliament recently approved a draft law submitted by the government to counter cybercrimes; the new act received approval…

  In response to a statement released on Wednesday from the spokesperson of the European Union’s (EU) Foreign Affairs and…

Britain has apologized to Libyan former rebel Abdel Hakim Belhadj and his wife Fatima Boudchar over the role of British…

Saudi Arabia plans to spend 50 billion riyals ($13.33 billion) by 2020 on an initiative to promote entertainment, health, sports…