Pete Hegseth says the execution of Fort Hood killer Maj. Hassan will be public. Hegseth: "He's going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be. And we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public"
Protesters gather near the American Embassy in Tokyo after the arrest of an American soldier in connection with the murder of a woman
4 day agoAn investigation has been opened in Metz into allegations of sexual assault by a police officer during the arrest of a minor, under 15 years old, during the student protests (prosecutor's office).
History in Morocco: For the first time in the country's history - a woman appointed to the role of Prime Minister. Former Housing Minister Fatima Al-Mansouri, who won first place in the parliamentary elections, will form the government - in the shadow of attacks from Islamist elements in the country
Macron: We must defend the principles of human rights throughout the Middle East and Africa, as in Europe
Delcy Rodríguez receives high-level representatives of Human Rights Watch in Caracas
Turkey arrests 162 people in nationwide raids targeting LGBTQ community
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk: We are concerned about the resumption of attacks between the United States and Iran and call for an immediate return to negotiations.
US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally's criticism of America's human rights record
European Court of Human Rights: Serbia violated the convention by banning protests during Xi Jinping's visit
In his first press conference since his election victory in Hungary, Péter Magyar addressed the departure from the International Criminal Court in The Hague: "It is impossible to stop the process of leaving, but we will submit a request to rejoin it."
Melania Trump delivers statement at White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes
YPJ leaders, Rohilat Afrin and Sozdar Haji, arrived in Damascus. They will meet government officials at 12:00 p.m. The YPJ is expected to issue a statement in the coming hours with details of the meeting
The Higher Relief Commission: A Belgian aid plane arrived at Rafik Hariri International Airport carrying approximately 15 tons of humanitarian equipment, medicines, and medical supplies.
Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves announced Wednesday the closure of the Central American country's embassy in Cuba, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the Cuban government and protesting the human rights situation on the island.
Amnesty International: Israeli air strikes on locations linked to al-Qard al-Hassan, a financial institution associated with Hezbollah, must be investigated as war crimes as they do not constitute legitimate military targets under intl humanitarian law
The EU has approved new sanctions on 19 Iranian officials and entities, its foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, citing "serious human rights violations" in connection to Tehran's deadly crackdown on mass protests
Sheinbaum celebrates the positive outcome of the March 8th marches in Mexico: "they were peaceful demonstrations"
UK PM Keir Starmer’s communications chief, Tim Allan, has resigned, the second figure in Starmer’s inner circle to step down in two days amid fallout from the Epstein files
8 month agoNorway's ambassador to Iraq and Jordan, Mona Juul, resigns over links to Jeffrey Epstein
Morgan McSweeney, the chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, resigned under pressure over his role in appointing Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as ambassador to the U.S
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Thursday that the UK has "severely restricted the right to protest" in recent years and was expanding "repressive measures" against peaceful demonstrators
The German Foreign Office said it is closely reviewing reports of violent treatment of protesters by security forces in Iran and voiced deep concern over any serious human rights violations
Georgian NGOs have appealed to the Director-General of the OPCW, UN Special Rapporteurs, and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights over alleged human rights abuses, including the use of chemical and experimental crowd-control agents against protesters in Georgia
UN rights chief urges thorough probe into killing of Bangladeshi protest leader Sharif Osman Hadi
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the Georgian government to pay more than €640,000 ($750,000) to 26 people injured by police violence during the 2019 Tbilisi ‘Gavrilov’s night’ protests
Protesters in Argentina rally against attacks on human rights under Javier Milei’s administration, condemning the growing 'denialism' and attacks
10 month agoAustralian government rules out any chance of free, fair and inclusive elections in Myanmar, citing the junta’s ongoing human rights abuses including airstrikes against civilians. Photo: The aftermath of a junta airstrike in Rakhine State.
10 month agoNigeria: Witnesses and Amnesty International say soldiers opened fire on women protesting in Lamurde, Adamawa State, killing nine and injuring ten. The army denies this, blaming a local militia for the deaths
A small contingent of protesters is preparing at the corner of Paseo de la Reforma and Bucareli to participate in the demonstrations that will take place this Tuesday, as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.