Human Rights Watch
Kenya Probes ‘cold-Blooded’ Police Killing
Kenya's police chief Saturday ordered an investigation after a video circulated on social media showing a police...
Tunisians Irked By Slow Progress On Civil Liberties
Tunisian activists say they are frustrated by the slow progress on reforms to improve civil liberties six years after...
Indian Police Make Sixth Arrest Over Attack On Nigerians
Police have made a sixth arrest in connection with a brutal mob attack on Nigerian students in northern India that...
Ethiopia Extends State of Emergency By Four Months
The Ethiopian parliament has extended by four months a state of emergency it declared six months ago after almost a...
Ghana Ratifies Mercury Convention
People living in Ghana’s mining communities may now be better protected from deadly mercury poisoning. On March 23,...
Calls For Unity As Arab Leaders Gather
Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on regional crises...
Arab Leaders Meet To Address Conflicts and ‘terror’
Arab leaders are set to meet in Jordan on Wednesday for their annual summit with no expected breakthrough on resolving...
Simone Gbagbo Cleared of War Crimes Charges
An Ivory Coast court has found former first lady Simone Gbagbo not guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity...
Sudan’s Bashir To Attend Arab Summit
President Omar al-Bashir will attend an Arab League summit in Amman this week, Sudan's foreign minister said Sunday,...
Singaporean Teen Dissident Granted US Asylum
A Singaporean teenager who was jailed twice after insulting the island's late leader Lee Kuan Yew and religious groups...
UN’s South Sudan Inquiry Gets Wider Powers To Pursue Abuses
The United Nations commission of inquiry for South Sudan now has broader powers to pursue human rights abuses in the...
Gambia To Set Up Truth Commission To Probe Jammeh’s Rule
The Gambia will set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate abuses committed during ex-President Yahya...
Philippines’ Duterte Reignites Martial Law Fears
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Thursday he may impose martial law and suspend elections for tens of...
HRW Calls On Iraqis To Avoid Ad Hoc Mass Grave Exhumations
Iraqis should not carry out hurried or ad hoc exhumations of mass graves left by jihadists, as this makes identifying...
Pakistan PM Orders Reopening of Border With Afghanistan
Pakistan on Monday ordered the border with Afghanistan to be reopened "immediately", a month after it was closed amid...
Philippines’ Duterte Calls European Critics ‘crazies’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to...
State Dept, Int’l Community Worried By US Budget Cuts
With his department reeling over President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts and the international community worried,...
Over 155 Killed In Uganda Clashes In December
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday said 155 people, including 15 children, were killed in fierce fighting that erupted...
Philippine Vice President Slams Drug War
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday the nation's drug war had left Filipinos feeling "hopeless and...