Human Rights
Syria Force Halts Push On IS-Held Dam For Repairs
US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday paused their offensive for a key dam held by the Islamic State group to allow a...
US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Around North Syria Town
US-backed forces battled the Islamic State group around a key Syrian town Monday, hours after the capture of an airbase...
US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Near North Syria Town
US-backed forces battled Islamic State group fighters around a key northern Syrian town on Monday, a monitor said,...
Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not...
UN Syria Envoy Urges Foreign Powers To Help Restore Ceasefire
The United Nations' Syria envoy sent an urgent appeal Saturday to Russia, Iran and Turkey seeking help to restore a...
Hundreds Arrested In Belarus Protests
Police in Belarus have arrested hundreds of people during protests against a so-called "social parasites" tax on the...
‘Civil Society Organisations Must Demand Accountability’- CHRAJ Director
Civil society and non-governmental-organisations have been encouraged to demand accountability from various...
300,000 Civilians At Risk In Damascus Fighting
The United Nations said fighting around Syria's capital has cut off 300,000 people from humanitarian assistance and...
Yemen Children Dream of School As War Keeps Them Out
Roua Ahmed's classes ended abruptly when her school in Yemen was bombed, but she still clings to her dream of getting...
Israeli Officer Beats Palestinian In Jerusalem
Jerusalem - An Israeli policeman was caught on video on Thursday physically assaulting a Palestinian in the occupied...
UN Condemns Sri Lanka Over War Probe
As many as 40,000 Tamil civilians may have died in the last few months of the fighting The United Nations has condemned...
US Military Helping Op To Seize Strategic Dam Near Syria’s Raqa
The US military provided air and artillery support -- and transported local forces -- in an offensive for a vitally...
Advertise Special Prosecutor’s Position For People To Apply – Emile Short Counsels
Former Commissioner for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Emile Short says the special...
Journalist Threatens To Petition ICC Over Parliamentary Scandal
A freelance Journalist, Listowel Nana Poku says he will petition the International Criminal Court, should the Ad hoc...
Cambodia Crackdown Casting ‘dark Shadow’, Asian MPs Warn
An ongoing crackdown against opposition politicians and activists in Cambodia has cast a "dark shadow" ahead of...
Secrets From Smart Devices Find Path To US Legal System
An Ohio man claimed he was forced into a hasty window escape when his house caught fire last year. His pacemaker data...
Hundreds Quit Last Rebel-Held District of Syria’s Homs
Hundreds of rebels and civilians left the last opposition-held district of Homs on Saturday under a controversial...
Evacuation of Last Rebel-Held District of Syria’s Homs Begins
Hundreds of rebels and civilians began leaving the last opposition-held district of Syria's Homs on Saturday under a...
US Claims Deadly Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque
The US military said it carried out a deadly air strike on an Al-Qaeda meeting in northern Syria and would investigate...