Stephen J. Rapp was chief of prosecutions at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the prosecutor of the Special ...

A UN report released on Thursday highlights cases of serious human rights violations against Afghans who were forcibly ...

A UN report says the Taliban have tortured and threatened Afghans forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan because of their identity or personal history.

Afghans who worked for the previous Nato-backed administration face beatings, torture and mock executions in prison, while women and girls are being persecuted based on their gender alone, according t ...

The latest Israeli displacement orders, followed by intensive attacks, on southwestern Deir El Balah, in the Gaza Strip, have added more misery to the suffering of hungry Palestinians. It seemed the ...

GENEVA - Syria's interim authorities must ensure accountability and justice for the killings and other gross human rights ...

Türk called for a thorough, urgent and independent vetting process to ensure that those responsible for human rights violations and abuses are not integrated into Syria’s official security or military ...