The U.N. rights chief Thursday said the Congo had used "excessive force" during deadly clashes with demonstrators in the capital and called on Kinshasa to...
The United Nations human rights chief on Monday criticised Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, calling his election pledge to a ban Muslim immigrants and...
The United Nations human rights chief on Monday accused U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of spreading "humiliating racial and religious...
The United Nations called on Somalia Sunday to do more to protect the freedom of the press and expression in a country where 30 journalists have been killed...
Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by Sunni extremists and allied militants of up to 1,700 military recruits, officials said
Turkey will not compromise with Washington over the extradition of the Islamic cleric it accuses of orchestrating a failed coup, Prime Minister Binali...
A leading Iranian Sunni Muslim said the execution of Sunni Islamists last week could inflame sectarian tensions in the Gulf region, while Tehran said it was...
South Sudan rejected Friday accusations from the U.N. that its soldiers had raped and killed civilians during and after ethnically-charged fighting last month...
The hanging of up to 20 people in Iran this week followed serious doubts about the fairness of their trials and respect for due process, leading to a "grave...
Civilian casualties from shelling, mines and booby traps in eastern Ukraine are at their highest in a year as government forces and pro-Moscow separatists...
CILACAP, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia quickly rebuffed appeals from the U.
The United Nations expressed alarm Wednesday at the looming execution of 14 drug convicts in Indonesia, urging Jakarta to put an end to the "unjust" practice...
Turkey will announce emergency measures Wednesday to try to shore up stability and prevent damage to the economy as it purges thousands of members of the...
The top United Nations human rights official urged Turkey on Tuesday to uphold the rule of law as it brings to justice those involved in a failed coup, and...
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Britain Tuesday to act to prevent further incidents of xenophobic abuse in the wake of the vote to...
Sri Lanka must rein in its military forces, prosecute war crimes committed during the long civil war with Tamil rebels and win the confidence of the Tamil...
Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte Monday hit out at "stupid" human rights campaigners, as he defended his imminent war on crime and emphasized the...
Independent investigators who probed the disappearance and apparent massacre of 43 Mexican students in 2014 called on Tuesday for a robust follow-up to...
The top United Nations human rights official called on U.S. authorities Tuesday to adopt "robust gun control measures" to protect citizens in the wake of the...