Myanmar must have peace to carry out sustainable development, leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday, as human rights activists say conflict in the north of the troubled state of Rakhine ...
An Egyptian court froze assets of five prominent human rights defenders and three non-governmental organisations on Saturday, provoking fears of an intensified crackdown on civil society.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed big reforms to tackle chronic economic flaws and defended his pursuit of a deadly anti-narcotics war, saying drugs were drowning his country and human rights were no excuse to shield criminals.
The United States sanctioned top North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un, on Wednesday for what it said were "notorious abuses of human rights."
A Chinese human rights activist has been found dead a week after he allegedly killed two people at a bus stop on a Beijing street, local media said Monday.
Turkish authorities on Monday detained three prominent campaigners for press freedom, including the local representative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ...
Security forces from the Islamist group Hamas executed three convicted Palestinians at dawn on Tuesday, a move condemned by local and international human rights groups.
At least 50 fighters and two civilians were killed Tuesday in clashes between rival anti-regime groups east of Syria's capital, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Trade, security and human rights will top the agenda when US President Barack Obama visits Vietnam later this month, a State Department official said Tuesday, adding there was ‘no decision’ yet ...
The Islamic State group has beheaded four teenagers and young men in its Syria stronghold of Raqa for allegedly providing intelligence to the US-led coalition, a monitoring group said ...
The Qatar government has made efforts to prevent and eliminate “forced labour” in the country, according to a new human rights report.
The UN expert on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories voiced scathing criticism of Israel Monday as he stepped down over what he said was a lack of access to areas he was meant to monitor.
