General Assembly Elects 14 Members for UN Human Rights Council
The General Assembly on Friday elected, by secret ballot, 14 States to serve on the Human Rights Council, the United…
Azerbaijan Releases Human Rights Lawyer Intigam Aliyev
The Azerbaijani authorities today released prominent human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev in what Amnesty International billed an overdue step towards…
Russia, US Agree to End Hostilities in Syria
President of Russia Vladimir Putin said in an address Monday that Russia and the US have agreed to work together…
Are Russian Airstrikes Killing Civilians in Syria?
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has documented 39891 airstrikes carried out by the regime air force in a year…
Russia’s Crackdown on Salafi Muslims in Dagestan
The government’s response to a decade-long insurgency in Dagestan, a southern Russian republic, has been marked by serious human rights…