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The United Nations and the League of Arab States signed an agreement Tuesday to strengthen collaboration on prevention of conflict-related sexual violence in the Arab region. The agreement was signed…
The Azerbaijani authorities today released prominent human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev in what Amnesty International billed an overdue step towards righting the injustice against him and all remaining prisoners of…
Student leaders have written a letter to the National Human Rights Commission, which many believe is a toothless department that cannot challenge government decisions. By Rakesh Raman As the ongoing…
Russian President Vladimir Putin received in the Kremlin US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday. Kerry arrived for a meeting with Putin after his talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister…
Following “extensive” consultations with Yemeni leaders and regional partners, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen announced Wednesday that parties to the conflict have agreed to a nation-wide cessation of…
Human rights organization Amnesty International has urged the government of Malaysia to stop the execution of prisoners due to be hanged on Friday. Amnesty reports that in addition to Gunasegar…