HUMAN RIGHTS

The Secretary General of Iran’s Supreme Council for Human Rights, Mohammad Javad Larijani, said the Al-Qaeda chieftain deserved to have a fair trial rather than face a “unilateral execution” by American commandos.

A new study by the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) has highlighted the horror or rape committed by soldiers against women in the war-torn eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Amidst growing questions over the legality of the killing of Osama bin Laden, US Attorney General Eric Holder defended the commando raid that resulted in the death of the former al-Qaeda terror chief.

In a shocking report, evidence about child abduction by family planning officials in China for the purpose of oversees adoption has raised questions on the current human-rights situations of the country.

Anish Kapoor had dedicated his new monumental art piece 'Leviathan' to Chinese artist Ai Weiwie, who was is custody by Chinese authorities for unspecified crimes.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has denounced China’s human rights abuses and its response to dissent in an interview published on Tuesday in The Atlantic magazine.

The government of Bangladesh has failed to put a stop of extra-judicial killings and human rights violations perpetrated by an elite paramilitary force called Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).

U.S. and Chinese officials in Washington on Monday laid out differences on human rights in China, U.S. exports on high technology products, and China's exchange rate as they held ongoing talks to resolve strategic and economic issues.

The issue of 'detained and disappeared' people in China as raised by the United States as well as the 'enormous progress' on human rights a Chinese official said was taking place were mentioned among broader economic talks between the U.S. and China on Monday.

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani addressed his country's Parliament on the Osama bin Laden operation in Abbottabad.

The Islamic Republic of Iran finds itself grappling with new realities in a Middle East that has been turned upside-down by an unprecedented wave of revolt and rebellion

The killing of dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden has triggered a controversy - did it violate international law?

Two Russian nationalists have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a prominent journalist and a human rights lawyer.

In defiance of the government’s brutal crackdown, thousands of Syrians have taken to the streets across the country for yet another mass rally against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

An estimated 200,000 people are held as prisoners in North Korea's network of political prison camps, according to a latest report released from Amnesty International.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a devastating report on the prevalence of violence against women in Turkey.

US special operations forces killed Osama Bin Laden this past Thursday but the slaying is raising major concerns that the United States has gone too far in judge, juror and executioner of the world's most wanted man. Further more, the killing could work against the US to stir up more anti-American sentiment among radical militants.

Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), has criticized the U.S. government for killing Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden without due process.

North Korean camps for political prisoners are expanding in size, according to a report from Amnesty International.

The raging debate over whether the death photos of Osama bin Laden should be released or not to quell rumors has unknowingly only managed to strengthen the voice of conspiracy theorists.

Ugandan gay activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera has received the prestigious Martin Ennals rights award.