Amnesty International, together with 13 civil society organizations, called on candidates in Benin's upcoming legislative and presidential elections on Thursday to prioritize human rights protection ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Wednesday that UK authorities have 'severely restricted' the right to protest, contravening international human rights obligations and creating an environment in ...

The Venezuelan socialist regime had been slow as of Friday morning to release what it called a “significant number” of ...

Since an interim government began the releases last week, at least 41 people have been let go, according to Foro Penal.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani named Christine Clarke as the new human rights commissioner during a press conference ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Christine Clarke, chief of litigation and advocacy at Legal Services NYC, to run the city's ...

Venezuela’s promise last week to release “a significant number” of political prisoners is progressing far slower than many ...

It is worrying that the patterns observed in the run-up to the January 2026 elections are very similar to those reported in the 2021 elections, in which at least 18 cases of enforced disappearance ...

A coalition of civil society organisations under the aegis of Human Rights Africa has lauded Senate President, Godswill ...

Following the release of a small number of persons arbitrarily detained in Venezuela on 8 January 2026 out of a total of ...

Pope Leo XIV condemned the weakening of international multilateralism and the increased use of force in a speech to diplomats ...

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has accused Pakistan’s military media wing of trying to legitimise enforced ...