Human rights groups and activists say after being raped by paramilitary fighters in the brutal civil war raging in the country, Several women have...

The news of Maryam Akbari Monfared's extended sentence was deeply shocking this week. A mother of three daughters, Maryam was arrested while putting...

Paramilitary forces ransacked villages and killed hundreds of people, activists said, hastening calls for the United Nations to deploy a mission to...

The head of a U.N.-backed fact-finding team looking into human rights violations and abuses in Sudan said Friday it found the paramilitary Rapid...

The Nigerian Digital Rights and Freedom Bill, designed to protect online human rights and safeguard internet users from violations of their...

DOMINICA / GENEVA – The human rights record of Dominica will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review...

Pakistan, a country with a rich cultural tapestry and a strategic geopolitical location, has been grappling with various security challenges. Among...

By Kian Sharifi (RFE/RL) -- Israel's weekslong aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Lebanon has targeted the leadership and military...

WASHINGTON — As an exceedingly bitter, tight and dark campaign for the presidency moves into its last moments, apprehensive election officials and...

The atrocities of the transatlantic slave trade and its lasting impact on societies worldwide are a matter of record. The global movement for...