human rights

Edward Snowden Requests Pardon

By Anna Ridle - Sep 14, 2016 05:41 PM EDT

Edward Snowden is requesting to be pardoned during Barack Obama’s dwindling days in office, a request that seems unlikely to be met.

Obama Faced With Legacies Of Vietnam War

By R. Siva Kumar - May 23, 2016 08:24 AM EDT

In his weeklong Asia trip, President Obama will confront emotional legacies of the Vietnam War as well as those of World War II.

George Clooney And Amal Alamuddin Divorce Rumors: Actor Reportedly Cheating; Caught Kissing With Mystery Blonde Woman

By Jenn Loro - Mar 22, 2016 11:52 AM EDT

George Clooney is seen an unknown blond over the weekend. This sight provoked cheating rumors and brought back George's previous womanizing ways. Are the cheating rumors true while he is married to Amal Alamuddin?

Amnesty Calls out Europe for its Poor Response to the Refugee Crisis

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 24, 2016 12:54 PM EST

Europe failed to properly deal with the refugee crisis in 2015, an Amnesty International report said.

George Clooney Lawyer Wife Amal Alamuddin Don't Want To Be Branded As 'Celebrity'

By Jenn Loro - Jan 21, 2016 09:22 AM EST

Amal Alamuddin proves that she is a star in her own right but do not want to claim 'celebrity' rights just because she is married to George Clooney.

Kim Jong-un Revealed Korea Has Developed Hydrogen Bomb

By Jenn Loro - Dec 11, 2015 09:14 AM EST

Kim Jong-un scared the world by announcing that North Korea has a hydrogen bomb that is ready to be detonated anytime.

Unemployed? Saudi Arabia is Hiring Executioners, No Skill or Education Required

By Dustin M Braden - May 18, 2015 07:16 PM EDT

Saudi Arabia, one of the world's most repressive regimes, is looking to hire as many as eight new executioners to behead and dismember people found guilty of various crimes.

US Deports General Accused of War Crimes

By Dustin M Braden - Apr 08, 2015 07:08 PM EDT

The United States has deported a former high-ranking official in the Salvadoran government who was accused of war crimes.

Atrocities Rife in Tikrit After ISIS Withdraws

By Dustin M Braden - Apr 03, 2015 06:41 PM EDT

Iraq's prime minister ordered the military and police to arrest any militia members who may have committed atrocities after liberating the city of Tikrit after multiple reports of looting and arson were made.

Israel forced African migrants to leave the country, rights group says.

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 10, 2014 08:36 PM EDT

According to a report released on Tuesday by the Human Rights Watch organization, Israel unlawfully coerced almost 7,000 Eritrean and Sudanese nationals into going back to their home countries even though some might risk serious abuse by their oppressive governments.

UN rights commissioner urges international action on Iraq and Syria

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 08, 2014 09:35 PM EDT

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, the current United Nations human rights chief who has taken office recently, gave his first speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. He called for international action to end the conflict in Syria and Iraq, The New York Times, reported.

Qatar admits it abducted missing human rights workers

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 08, 2014 04:54 PM EDT

The government of Qatar has confirmed it is responsible for the arrest of two human rights workers investigating the conditions of migrant laborers in the Arabian Gulf kingdom, which has been accused to maintaining working conditions akin to slavery by a variety of international human rights groups.

Report classifies Egyptian government actions as possible crimes against humanity

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 12, 2014 05:50 PM EDT

A new report says that the deaths of more than 1,000 protesters when the Egyptian security forces cleared away a protest at Rab'a al-Adawiya most likely constituted a crime against humanity.

Israel bans lawmaker, threatens to take away citizenship over controversial comments

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 29, 2014 10:20 AM EDT

The Israeli Knesset, equivalent to a parliament, has banned an Arab member from participating in the body because of something she said.

US backed militias carried out extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 23, 2014 11:25 AM EDT

A new report reveals Afghan militias that receive funding and other support from the United States have committed human rights abuses including extrajudicial killings.

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