Nearly 2,400 demonstrators reportedly have been arrested across Russia
Protests have erupted across 15 Iranian provinces
Highly contagious strain of Ebola virus in Uganda causing significant rise in cases and fatalities
UN officials are appealing for urgent action to restore peace and democracy in Myanmar, to stop what they call the rot in the country’s political system, and the rapid deterioration of human rights
Report says intelligence agencies repress dissent through violent means to keep President Maduro in power
The survey of 4,800 Ukrainian refugees presents a comprehensive look into the hopes and challenges facing them
Authorities continue imprisoning and torturing people for exercising their human and civil rights, including freedom of expression, a new UN report says
Crisis deepened by poor harvests, skyrocketing prices, political instability and lack of financial support
Violations include illegal use of explosive weapons, indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas, torture and sexual violence
UN report says there are reasonable grounds to believe federal government is using starvation as method of warfare
A report says the Myanmar military is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity on a daily basis, including sexual violence, torture, the deliberate targeting of civilians, and murder
Numerous roads and bridges have been washed away or damaged, cutting off access to many flood-affected areas
Noncommunicable diseases kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 74 percent of all deaths globally
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman from the minority Kurdish community, was arrested for supposedly not wearing the hijab properly.
Investigators accuse the Venezuelan government of a deliberate policy of repression
Former Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth Friday called China the biggest task facing new UN rights chief Volker Turk
Agency calls unsafe practices, errors leading causes of avoidable harm in health care systems
The UN has released money from its Central Emergency Response Fund to scale up humanitarian operations
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