Sources: Reuters via MSNBC
United Nations human rights experts accuse Israel of carrying out a "targeted starvation campaign" that resulted in child malnutrition and death in Gaza. 2024-07-9
Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov is sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for "repeatedly discrediting" the Russian military. 2024-02-27
Human rights campaigners urge Cook Islands' MPs to abolish Article 64 of the Crimes Act, which criminalises gay men with up to 14 years' imprisonment. The activists call on the lawmakers to abide by the Constitution. The Cook Islands is a sovereign territory belonging to New Zealand. 2020-09-23
After the conviction of serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga, Mohammad Idris, the mayor of Depok, West Java, Indonesia, says he plans to raid the local LGBT community and is condemned by human rights activists. 2020-01-14
Human Rights Watch releases a report about "serious" human rights violations committed by Carabineros, confirming the findings of Amnesty International published last week. 2019-11-26
Norwegian justice minister Sylvi Listhaug resigns amid controversy over remarks on human rights and national security. 2018-03-20
The United States and Russia exchanged charges concerning U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović's presentation at the U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine. While violence between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels has lessened since September's agreement, Šimonović warned of the massive civilian toll if major hostilities re-erupt. OCHA's John Ging said locals face unacceptable physical hardships and indignities, and that the suspension of humanitarian programs and expulsion of humanitarian workers in non-government controlled areas must end. 2015-12-11
The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and human rights organizations say that YPG fighters have captured one juvenile prison and a power station south of Al-Hasakah. ([https:--web.archive.org-web-20160304083239-http:--www.kurdpress.ir-En-NSite-FullStory-News-?Id=10887 kurdpress])2015-07-21
A local politician and provincial Bayan Muna party leader in Aklan, Fernando Baldomero, is shot dead bringing the total number of political and human rights activists killed in the Philippines since the return of democracy in 1986 to over 1,200. 2010-07-5
In its annual report, Amnesty International says human rights abuses and repression increased in Iran and China last year, the African Union refused to cooperate with the International Criminal Court after it indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur, the United Nations’ Human Rights Council took little action while Sri Lanka’s army and Tamil militants both committed potential war crimes, and Israel and the militant group Hamas did not follow up on reports that accused both sides of human rights abuses during the Gaza War. 2010-05-27