Amnesty International's Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, called on parties to Sudan's armed conflict to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the most vulnerable populations as ...

The appeal proceedings of 13 individuals, part of Hong Kong's landmark national security case in which 47 pro-democracy activists were convicted, commenced on Monday. Amnesty International stated ...

Abu Bakar Khan is a JURIST staff correspondent and lawyer based in Pakistan.   Pakistan’s information and freedom of speech ...

A leaked internal memo obtained Sunday revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has authorization to deport individuals to a “third country,' or nation other than one’s country ...

Police arrested dozens of protesters across the UK on Saturday during the second weekend of demonstrations against the government’s controversial decision to classify the activist group Palestine ...

UN Human Rights Council President Jürg Lauber highlighted the importance of facilitating more meaningful participation from Indigenous peoples within UN institutions in a speech published Monday, ...

Representatives of France and the New Caledonian political forces signed an agreement on Saturday establishing a 'State of ...

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday threw out plea agreements for three Guantánamo detainees accused of conspiring in the September 11 attacks, clearing the way for the government ...

In a joint statement issued Saturday, several UN agencies warned that the current fuel shortage in Gaza could halt the humanitarian efforts in the territory, possibly jeopardizing millions of ...

Amnesty International raised fair trial concerns Friday after the four-year prison sentence handed to 19-year-old protester Saba Jikia in Georgia. Jikia was sentenced for allegedly kicking a police ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday said that Iran plans to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog despite restrictions imposed by its Parliament. He also emphasised that entering ...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday agreed to dismiss a landmark lawsuit that sought to enforce mutual fund liquidity standards. The SEC initially filed the lawsuit in 2023, ...