Human rights

Russia’s cluster munition attacks take toll on civilians

Ukraine - Human Rights Watch today released the 100-page global Cluster Munition Monitor 2022 report, claiming that the continuous use…

August 25, 2022

Drought and heat threaten crops in China

China - On record, this summer is the hottest, causing drought around the world. In China, drought threatens food production,…

August 25, 2022

Somali forces end hotel siege by jihadists

Somalia - Somali forces have lifted a siege on a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, after it was taken over…

August 24, 2022

Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs

Taiwan - Hundreds of Taiwanese are among the unknown victims being held captive and forced to work on fraudulent telecommunications…

August 23, 2022

Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow blast

Russia - On August 20, 29-year-old Darya Dugina died due to an explosion in the Moscow region. Her father, Russian…

August 22, 2022

Scholars urge SC to review orders harming ‘Human Rights in India’

India - The Supreme Court's recent decisions have caused great concern among leading overseas scholars, who feel they have a…

August 20, 2022

Fires and explosions reported at military targets in Russia and Crimea

Russia - Two Russian villages were evacuated after a fire at an ammunition depot near the border with Ukraine in…

August 20, 2022

HR Watchdogs ask US to ban Taliban from traveling abroad

US - Human Rights Watchdog urged the US to halt the Taliban's international travel in a report released on the…

August 19, 2022

Palestinian rights groups’ offices raided by Israeli troops

Palestine - Last year, the Israeli government threatened Palestinian human rights activists. On Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers broke into…

August 19, 2022

Pregnant Lebanese woman dies in hospital ‘after husband set her on fire

Lebanon - A five-month pregnant woman in Lebanon dies in a hospital in Tripoli after her husband allegedly set her…

August 18, 2022

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