Moscow/Sputnik: French rescuers have saved 45 migrants who were trying to cross the English Channel on a boat, the Maritime Prefecture for the Channel and the North Sea said on Sunday.
New York: Iran must halt any planned execution of Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali, who has not been given a fair trial and was forced to confess under torture, two experts advi ...
New York: The killing of an Afro-Brazilian man, and the widespread outrage it has sparked, underscores the urgent need for the Government to tackle racism and racial discrimination in Sou ...
Washington: A key Uyghur activist feels that kids belonging to the community in China are indoctrinated 24 hours a day in communist ideology and Chinese culture.
Rome: Putting more pressure on China, Pope Francis has described the Uighur people as “persecuted” people.
Hong Kong: Family members of 12 Hong Kongers, who were detained by Chinese authorities while trying to flee the crackdown in their home city, have received letters recently narratin ...
New York: The deteriorating health of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is “deeply alarming”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Wednesday, calling ...
New York: Seventy-three people, including 41 children have been displaced after Israeli authorities demolished their homes and other structures, and destroyed belongings in the Palestinia ...
The top UN official working to end rape during wartime said she was encouraged by recent “positive steps” taken by the South Sudanese army to bring perpetrators to justice, th ...
- Bangladesh: Hindu woman allegedly raped in Comilla, five arrested
- July-August uprising: Owner of prominent bookstore in Bangladesh briefly detained, released later
- We are dismayed: India criticises Bangladeshi government over demolition of Hindu temple
- Gaza: More than 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says
- UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny
