The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

The U.N. human rights chief has accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing ...

We need strong pushback from Congress against the cynical agenda of this administration and all of us must fight with ...

Jesuit Father Myron J. Pereira, based in Mumbai, has spent more than five decades as an academic, journalist, editor and writer of fiction. He contributes regularly to UCA News on religious and ...

They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to ...

The Commonwealth called on Tuesday for Uganda, a member of the 56-nation group, to release opposition politician Kizza ...

Conflict and displacement have left much of Syria’s infrastructure in ruins. Entire towns are uninhabitable. Schools, hospitals, roads, water facilities, and electrical grids are damaged or destroyed.

Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...

Human Rights Watch announced today that the Board of Directors has named Federico Borello as interim executive director, effective immediately. Borello, the current deputy executive director and chief ...

The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say ...

Climate change isn't just an environmental issue; it's a human rights crisis. 🌍 As the planet warms, we're seeing the ripple effects on communities around the world. Let's come together to advocate ...

Christie Tran, a former North Thurston Public Schools teacher, said the district demoted her after she helped students ...