BRUSSELS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The European Union has imposed sanctions on a new group of eight individuals suspected of ...

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Human rights are under assault worldwide, the United Nations chief warned on ...

A Human Rights Watch report says that ICE raids and the targeting of political enemies shows a shift toward authoritarianism ...

A new report from Human Rights Watch accuses Iran’s government of committing human rights abuses, including arbitrary arrests, torture and forced disappearances of protestors.

Amnesty International and human rights organizations released an open letter Wednesday to Lebanon's justice minister and deputy prime minister, urging the Lebanese government to provide clarity and ...

The EU has sanctioned eight Russian judicial and penitentiary officials over repression, torture and serious human rights violations.

U.S. designates Nicaragua prison director Roberto Clemente Guevara Gómez as Secretary of State Marco Rubio demands release of political prisoners.

As part of its campaign of suppression, Tehran has arrested people in mass, detaining individuals in unofficial facilities where they cannot communicate with the outside world. The Islamic regime has ...

Human Rights Watch, along with 17 rights organizations, on Monday published an open letter to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), urging it to renew and strengthen respective mandates for the Special ...