HUMAN RIGHTS

More than 2 million people have signed an online petition to boycott the Maldives over alleged human rights abuses.

In an annual report published on Wednesday, Amnesty International noted the global trend towards ending the death penalty continued.

France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK are taking action versus Google over its controversial unified privacy policy.

The prevalence of cameras, Bloomberg said, is part of the reason the issue is so difficult to control, especially from a legislative standpoint.

Several governments are increasingly resorting to online spying, cyberattacks and other digital intrusions on dissidents and journalists.

A Saudi ministerial committee is mulling halting public beheading in the kingdom due to a shortage of government swordsmen.

Albino people in East/Southern Africa are suffering attacks, amputations and murders, but some advocacy groups are working for change.

An Indian court Monday charged activist Irom Sharmila Chanu with “attempting to commit suicide,” on account of her fast in Delhi in 2006.

A new report has been presented to the U.N. outlining the persecution of atheists around the world.

Japan hanged three convicts on death row Thursday, the nation’s first since a conservative government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was elected in December.

A stricter arms trade treaty among U.N. members must be adopted, human rights group Amnesty International said Monday.

Drone strikes and torture policy are likely to come up at John Brennan's hearing. Here are five questions senators are likely to ask.

America's overcrowded prisons, treatment of illegal immigrants, and use of targeted killing all qualify as human-rights abuses, HRW says.

Israel boycotted a routine UN review of its human rights situation in response to a new report calling on Israel to abandon the West Bank.

Rios Montt, Guatemala's brief military dictator from 1982 to 1983 is set to go to trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Mozilla proudly announced this morning it had been named the "Most Trusted Internet Company For Privacy" in 2012, according to an annual independent study on data protection and privacy.

British national Lindsay Sandiford received the death penalty after being convicted of drug trafficking by an Indonesian court.

Women in Guatemala continue to be victimized within a culture of violence and impunity stemming from the country's 36-year long civil war.

Slavery still exists in Mali, and the current insurgency crisis has put the problem on hold.

A lot of priceless archaeological artifacts from Turkey are in Western museums. Now the Turks want them back, and they're ready for some unusual tactics to get them.

Greek efforts to clamp down on illegal immigration have resulted in a disturbing trend: tourists are sometimes targeted by officials.