Boris Nemtsov’s Murder: Suspect ‘Tortured’ for Confession
By Rakesh Raman Zaur Dadayev, a prime suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov,
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Human Rights
Dozens of Prisoners Escape from Islamic State Prison
By Rakesh Raman According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a human rights group that reports on the conflict
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Political Consensus Urgent to Protect Human Rights: UN
The United Nations (UN) has the mandates and tools it needs to prevent human rights violations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told
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ISIS Releases 19 Assyrian Hostages Under Court Order
A Sharia Court of Islamic State (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS) had ordered for the release of 29
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Barrel Bombs Killing Civilians in Syria
The Syrian government has carried out new indiscriminate attacks over the past year with air-delivered munitions, including improvised weapons such
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Syria Urged to Release Human Rights Activists
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday urged Syrian authorities to release all those who
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