GENEVA (Reuters) – Haiti is witnessing an unprecedented level of human rights abuses amid a state of chaos caused by gang violence, the United Nations human rights chief said on…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will review whether workers at a Fujikura auto parts plant in the northern border city of Piedras Negras were denied the right to choose their…
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – To his supporters, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori saved Peru from terrorism and economic collapse, while his critics see him as an authoritarian who…
Gavin Newsom Says Biden Admin Told Him Not To Bring Up Human Rights Abuses With Xi, Focus On Climate Change Nick Pope on October 30, 2023 Democratic California Gov. Gavin…
KAMPALA (Reuters) – The consideration and passage by Uganda’s government of one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws have unleashed a torrent of abuse against LGBTQ people, mostly committed by…
By Ismael Lopez SAN JOSE (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Saturday sanctioned 100 Nicaraguan municipal officials accused of participating in human rights violations for their roles in the…
‘Litany Of Abuses Of Public Trust’: Watchdogs Call For Key Biden Admin Official To Resign Nick Pope on August 15, 2023 A coalition of government watchdog organizations issued a letter…
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council will meet publicly to discuss human rights abuses in North Korea next week, a move requested by the…
House Committee Investigates US Firms With Investments Linked To China’s Military, Human Rights Abuses Philip Lenczycki on July 19, 2023 The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
‘Propaganda’: Influencers Face Backlash After Shilling For Chinese Clothing Company Accused Of Human Rights Abuses Jake Smith on June 28, 2023 A group of American social media influencers are facing…
(Reuters) – The Canadian government on Monday said it sanctioned Iranian judges over alleged human rights abuses, adding that the step would prohibit dealings with them and freeze any assets…
Jim Jordan Promises To Use ‘Power Of The Purse’ To Curb FBI Abuses Harold Hutchison on May 25, 2023 Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio said Thursday the “power of…
‘Target On Their Backs’: Ex-FBI Agent Explains Why More Feds Don’t Speak Up About Abuses Harold Hutchison on May 18, 2023 Former FBI agent Nicole Parker said Thursday many FBI…
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Tuesday concluded that a former Haitian mayor should pay $15.5 million over allegations he led a brutal campaign against his…
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine such as wilful killings and torture, a U.N.-mandated investigative body said on Thursday, in…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Khasigian will serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for the Eastern District of California…
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan needs to do more than make an “empty promise” to stop human rights abuses in China, the leader of the largest ethnic Uyghur…
US Calls On UN To Hold China Accountable For Xinjiang Human Rights Abuses Micaela Burrow on September 26, 2022 The U.S. called for a debate with China on Monday…
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nation’s Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s upcoming rally against judicial institutions, and said the country’s human rights…
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Three Ukrainian soldiers who say they were wounded and taken prisoner by Russia after one of the war’s biggest battles and later released, on…
By Brad Brooks ANADARKO, Okla. – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Saturday met with elderly survivors of Native American boarding schools, her first stop on a year-long tour to…
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The U.S. consumer watchdog will revisit its rules around credit card fees in a bid to stamp out abuses, discourage excessive late fees and boost…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by…
BEIRUT -A U.S. Treasury delegation urged Lebanese authorities to mount investigations into what it described as abuses within the Lebanese banking system by members of the political and economic elite,…
Philip Lenczycki on February 17, 2022 Eight countries and hundreds of human rights organizations have condemned China for committing human rights violations against minorities. Yet NBC’s coverage of the 2022…