Comparisons aside, the president has articulated a Middle East policy that diverges from the model of the famous emperor.

UN peacekeeping forces and Russian mercenaries are carrying out human rights violations in the Central African Republic, according to an investigator ...

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, says the ongoing gang violence in the ...

This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) during an interactive dialogue with ...

The Taliban have threatened, assaulted and arbitrarily detained women and girls for not abiding by the prescribed dress code.

“It is unconscionable that so many years after independence, and despite their peace commitments, political leaders continue ...

South Sudan stands at a precarious juncture as it enters another extended transitional period. The ongoing clashes between ...

Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, has called for the recognition of gender apartheid in Afghanistan as a crime against humanity. His remarks were made during the 58th session ...

Zambia and Tanzania on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Expressing concern over the worsening security situation in eastern ...

Rights groups accuse Beijing of widespread abuses of Uyghurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority numbering about 10 million in the country.

Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the UN Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva Naser Abdullah Al-Hayen ...

The forcible return of these men, or indeed any Uyghurs, to China would place them at risk of serious human rights violations ...