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Ciudad Juarez: Several hundred migrants in US custody gathered outside the bollard fencing on the US-Mexico border late on Thursday night as the deadline for Title 42 to expire neared, a Sputnik correspondent reported. more
United States: UN rights experts gravely concerned over ‘brutal deaths’ at hands of police

New York: Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed grave concern over the deaths early last month of two young Black men in the United States, at the hands of police office ...

US: Congress passes bill on same-sex marriage

Washington: The US Congress approved a bill on same-sex marriage and sent it to the White House.

Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion law a ‘huge blow to women’s human rights’ warns Bachelet

New York: Friday’s decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, was described by t ...

US, UK, other nations condemn Taliban govt's decision not to re-open secondary schools for Afghan girls

Kabul: Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, USA and several other nations condemned the Taliban’s decision not to re-open secondary schools to Afghan girls.

Hong Kong: 21 nations express concern over media suppression

Washington: A coalition of 21 countries from around the world, including the United States and the United Kingdom, issued a joint statement in which they expressed a deep concern over all ...

US voices concern over deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan

The United States on Wednesday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan.

Justin Trudeau, Joe Biden discuss arbitrary detention of two Canadians by China

Washington: US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau recently interacted over the detention of two Canadian nationals by China.

USA: Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the country’

New York: A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed at suppressing racial justice protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, according ...

US to hold China accountable for alleged human rights violations: Pelosi

Washington/Sputnik: The United States will hold China accountable for human rights violations against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, but also against people in Tibet and Hong Kong, US House of ...