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Freed Nigerian women tell of horror of Boko Haram captivity

Boko Haram fighters killed older boys and men in front of their families before taking women and chi...

May 03, 2015 06:17 PM EDT

Nigeria’s offensive against Boko Haram slowed by landmines

Nigeria's military is confident it has Boko Haram cornered, but a final push to clear the Islamist m...

May 02, 2015 07:33 PM EDT

Silencing of Crimean Tatar TV sparks outcry from rights bodies, Ukraine, Turkey

The silencing of a TV station for the Tatar people in Crimea, annexed by Russia from Ukraine a year ...

Apr 04, 2015 08:32 AM EDT

Mexico must probe thousands of 'disappearances': UN

A United Nations watchdog called on Mexico on Friday to probe and prosecute alleged complicity of st...

Feb 14, 2015 08:35 AM EST

Hearing for accused 9/11 plotters halted after infiltration charge

A U.S. military judge on Monday halted a pre-trial hearing for Guantanamo Bay inmates accused of plo...

Feb 10, 2015 07:14 AM EST

Parents of murdered Mexican students seek justice at UN watchdog

The parents of Mexican students believed murdered by a drugs gang appealed to the United Nations on ...

Feb 03, 2015 07:14 AM EST

Amnesty calls for U.N. sanctions, war crimes probe in Libya

Rights group Amnesty International called on Wednesday for targeted U.N. sanctions and investigation...

Jan 29, 2015 03:26 AM EST

Saudi Arabia postpones activist's flogging: source

Saudi Arabia has postponed Friday's public flogging of activist and blogger Raif Badawi on medical g...

Jan 16, 2015 08:54 AM EST

Cuba has freed all 53 prisoners as agreed in U.S. deal: U.S. officials

Cuba has completed the release of all 53 prisoners it had promised to free, the Obama administration...

Jan 12, 2015 08:37 PM EST

China expresses concern after protests at Myanmar mine

China expressed concern on Wednesday about a protest against a Chinese-run copper mine in Myanmar in...

Dec 25, 2014 09:45 AM EST

Spying techniques exposed by Snowden not unlawful: UK watchdog

British spies did not break laws guaranteeing human rights when they used mass monitoring techniques...

Dec 06, 2014 01:29 AM EST

Police in Ferguson committed human rights abuses: Amnesty report

Police in Ferguson, Missouri, committed human rights abuses as they sought to quell mostly peaceful ...

Oct 24, 2014 08:29 AM EDT

Tensions surge in Hong Kong protests amid scuffles, signs of backlash

Fresh scuffles broke out on Saturday between Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and opponents of the...

Oct 04, 2014 01:54 AM EDT

Hong Kong democracy protesters and officials mark uneasy National Day

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters thronged the streets of Hong Kong on Wednesday, some of them j...

Oct 01, 2014 05:09 AM EDT

Turkey: Protesters Gather En Masse To Ankara and Istanbul Streets for Third Straight Day (Video)

Hundreds or protesters returned to the streets of Ankara and Istanbul on Sunday, after two days of c...

Jun 02, 2013 04:59 PM EDT

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