Human Rights Violations

UAE drops terrorism charges on Canadian, American detainees for allegedly funding and supporting terrorist groups

The UAE government has downgraded the charges against four men to less serious charges for giving su...

Mar 22, 2016 04:23 AM EDT

Barack Obama, Raul Castro spar on human rights violations in Cuba

U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro aired their differences on the existence...

Mar 22, 2016 01:40 AM EDT

U.S. adds five more Russians to the Magnitsky list, bans them from U.S. for human rights violations

The US State Department has added five more Russians to the Magnitsky list which prohibits them from...

Feb 01, 2016 11:06 PM EST

Human Rights Violations Continue in Sri Lanka, Rights Advocates Said

While the election of Maithripala Sirisena brings hope for a more humane Sri Lanka, the fact that th...

Jan 11, 2016 08:43 AM EST

Guatemala holds mass arrests on retired military officers for involvement in civil war massacres

Over a dozen former military officials have been arrested in Guatemala due to their connections to t...

Jan 07, 2016 04:40 AM EST