THE nation has carried out its first execution in nearly five years, drawing criticism from rights groups who said the use of capital punishment was a “huge setback” for the island’s human rights.

Keith Siegel will return to Israel after a year to the news that his mother has died while Sagui Dekel-Chen will return to ...

Human rights groups, advocates, religious leaders, and relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings on Friday filed a ...

The Guna Indigenous community of Ukupa in Panama has announced a plan for the relocation of their entire village out of ...

Criminal defence lawyer Satchie Govender may be in his 70s but he’s still hard at work, although these days it’s in the ...

The Human Rights Watch, or HRW, warns that even if the government in Bangladesh changes, the practice of human rights ...

Lasting reforms will be needed in Bangladesh to stop abuses, with the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad ...

As Joseph Biden’s US presidency comes to an end, many on social media this week are saying that his legacy boils down to one ...

Suriname Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin has the backing of the Caribbean Community for the top post at the Organization of American States.

Donziger was subsequently prosecuted by Chevron’s law firm in a case that Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch said “broke a basic ...

I decided to join the lawsuit as a plaintiff and to help publicize it, because I think that even if the action loses in court ...

GENEVA, 17th January, 2025 (WAM) – More than 25 independent UN human rights experts have called on all parties to accept the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, ensure justice, facilitate humanitarian aid, ...