U.S. Announces Lead-up Events for the Summit for Democracy
The U.S. President Joe Biden will host a Summit for Democracy to reinforce the U.S. commitment to placing democracy and human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. The U.S. will…
Michelle Bachelet to Address Human Rights Issues in Burkina Faso and Niger
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is on a seven-day official mission to Burkina Faso and Niger, at the invitation of the respective governments. Bachelet will be…
Increasing Authoritarianism and Futile Sanctions
Dictators are using police and security forces as gangs of criminals to imprison, attack, and kill peaceful protestors. By Rakesh Raman In order to check the crimes of autocrats, world…
Persecution of Crimean Tatars Must Stop: Dunja Mijatović
Many of those detained or imprisoned on the basis of abusive counterterrorism or extremism charges continue to be held in maximum security prisons or distant penal colonies, often located outside…
Biden Administration Releases List of Countries Invited in Summit for Democracy
Biden Administration Releases List of Countries Invited in Summit for Democracy President Biden has announced that in December he will bring together leaders from a diverse group of the world’s…
Belarusian Leader Urges Europe to Support Democratic Voices
The traditional U.S. and European leaders as well as the UN bureaucrats have completely failed to stop human rights violations in an increasing number of autocratic countries. By RMN News…