Human Rights

Survivors of and relatives of those killed in attacks in the West Bank and Gaza wanted to hold Arab Bank accountable in U.S. courts.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Holds Foreign Corporations Cannot Be Held Liable For Terrorism Claims

2:08pm April 24, 2018

In a 5-4 decision, the court's conservatives effectively ended all human rights lawsuits against overseas corporations tied to terrorism and the United States.

Anti-government protesters gather below the one metal tree sculpture remaining after pulling down a second one, a monument that is emblematic of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, at the Jean Paul Jennie round-about in Managua, Nicaragu

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Nicaragua's President Withdraws Social Security Reforms That Sparked Violent Unrest

9:40pm April 22, 2018

by Alexis Diao

A local human rights group says at least 25 people have been killed, and that the government is to blame. Now, President Daniel Ortega has called off the planned changes to the welfare program.

Outgoing European human rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks (L) shares a joke with the Dalai Lama at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, in 2016.

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'It's A Very Different World Now,' Says Outgoing Human Rights Commissioner

7:00pm April 19, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Nils Muiznieks has worked with the Council of Europe for the last six years. He shares his thoughts on the state of human rights, cultural racism, and the threat of war, genocide, and dictatorship.

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Gang Rape And Murder Of 8-Year-Old Girl Sparks Outrage Across India

8:34pm April 13, 2018

by Kamala Thiagarajan

According to the charges, the conspirators' motive for raping the child was to drive the Muslim family out of the area. Citizens are condemning the crime and encouraging each other to speak out.

This image made from video shows a medical worker administering oxygen through respirators following an alleged poison gas attack in Douma. The Syrian government denied the allegations.

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Syrian Government Accused Of Killing Dozens In Chemical Attack

11:25pm April 08, 2018

by Alexis Diao

The reported chemical attack in Syria has killed at least 42 in the Ghouta region, near the capital Damascus. The Syrian government calls the reports "fabricated."

Saeed Ahmed Khalaf, left, and his family live in a tent on Mount Sinjar. He believes the U.S. would either help protect the Yazidis in Sinjar or help the group emigrate to a safe place.

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Yazidis Remain In Fear On Iraq's Mount Sinjar After Attempted Genocide

3:55pm March 29, 2018

by Jane Arraf

When ISIS invaded their villages in northern Iraq in 2014, tens of thousands of Yazidis fled for safety. Now their community leader says over 4,000 remain up on a mountain.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a statement in Manila in Nov. 2017. Duterte will withdraw the Philippines from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a statement released to reporte

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Duterte Pulls Philippines Out Of International Criminal Court

3:18pm March 14, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The move comes after the ICC opened an investigation into Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. Withdrawing does not keep the country from facing charges of human rights abuse.

U.N. Special Rapporteur to Myanmar Yanghee Lee speaks at a press conference after reporting to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.

World News

Myanmar Rejects Reports That It Committed Extreme Human Rights Violations

4:08pm March 13, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A government spokesman said the claims are unsupported. The reports' authors also said that Facebook had played a role in inflaming violence and hatred against the Rohingya.

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, in a national address in September, said she felt deeply for the suffering of all people caught up in conflict scorching through Rakhine state — in her first comments that also mentioned Muslims displaced by vio

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U.S. Holocaust Museum Rescinds Human Rights Award From Aung San Suu Kyi

3:55pm March 07, 2018

by Ashley Westerman

The Nobel laureate's handling of the Rohingya Muslim crisis in Myanmar led to the museum's decision.

Pedestrians pass by a billboard with an image of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and lettering "Strong president - Strong Russia!" in Simferopol, Crimea in January.

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Exiles In Their Country, Crimean Dissidents Resist Russian Rule

9:42am February 23, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Crimeans who criticize Russia's annexation of their peninsula have a difficult road ahead, and say dozens have been jailed or have had to flee to other parts of Ukraine.