Angelina Jolie to Work with NATO to Defend Women’s Rights
Top Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, who also is UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Special Envoy, visited NATO Headquarters in…
Torture in Detention Centres Reported in North Korea
People’s rights are reportedly violated in “almost every aspect” of their lives in North Korea a.k.a. Democratic People’s Republic of…
Attacks on Human Rights Defenders Increasing in India: Amnesty
People who promote and defend human rights continue to face an onslaught of harassment, intimidation, unjust prosecution and unlawful detention.…
Myanmar Violence: UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Criminal Investigation
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday condemned “widespread, systematic and shockingly brutal” attacks against the Rohingya of Myanmar, as…
Pope Francis to Embrace All the Troubled People of Myanmar
While their numbers have dropped in recent weeks, hundreds of Rohingya refugees are still crossing the border into Bangladesh from…
Inspired by Trump ‘Complicit’ Is 2017 Word of the Year
Dictionary.com announced Monday it has named ‘complicit’ as 2017’s Word of the Year. Defined as “choosing to be involved in…