Tanzania must immediately and unconditionally release opposition leader Tundu Lissu, Amnesty International said Friday, after ...

Public executions were common under Taliban rule (1996–2001), often held in sports stadiums before large crowds ...

"No state... can be exempt from the obligation not to commit war crimes, not to commit genocide, not to commit ethnic ...

The Danish court ruled NGOs don't have standing to bring a case against the nation over claims it contributed to war crimes by supplying Israel with weapons.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan on Friday, the Supreme Court said, the highest number of executions to be carried out in one day since the Taliban's return to ...

Authorities in Nigeria have barred radio stations from playing a song critical of President Bola Tinubu and his ...

Announcing the start of the consultation on Monday, social security and disability minister, Sir Stephen Timms said: “We ...

While the announcement does not explicitly apply to those seeking citizenship, it does pertain to people seeking "lawful ...

Amnesty International released a report on Thursday detailing prevalent gender-based and sexual violence against women and girls in Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), indicating alleged war ...

A loose collection of rebel groups is challenging Ethiopia’s military in one of the country’s most populous and powerful regions ...

The number of executions in Saudi Arabia doubled in 2024 as the Middle East led a global surge, according to a new report by ...

Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have plunged to historic lows as the two ...