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September 25, 2019

Venezuelan foreign minister calls Trump meeting with opposition leaders 'shameful'

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza blasted President Trump Wednesday for meeting with the Venezuelan opposition’s delegation to the United Nations General Assembly instead of the official government delegation.

September 13, 2019

Pressure on FIFA to punish Iran over gender discrimination builds after 'Blue Girl' death

Outraged Iranians from all walks of life have again united in a growing social media chorus to demand FIFA to come down hard on Tehran’s policy.

August 28, 2019

Sanders praises China's 'progress' against 'extreme poverty': 'Done a lot of things for their people'

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. has claimed that China has done more to help its people escape extreme poverty than any other country.

July 30, 2019

At least 164 land and environmental defenders murdered in 2018, report says

More than 164 land and environmental activists were killed in targeted attacks last year, according to the new Global Witness’ annual report.

July 28, 2019

Congress probing taxpayer-funded wildlife group over atrocities in Africa

Lawmakers on the House Committee on Natural Resources are investigating reports that rangers supported by a federally funded environmental and animal rights group committed gruesome crimes inside a national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

July 22, 2019

North Korea, Iran, Russia among least active in combating human trafficking, report says

North Korea, Russia and Iran are among the nations cited in a new report as being among the least active in trying to curb the scourge of human trafficking, the form of "modern slavery" that's ensnared an estimated 40 million victims worldwide.

July 10, 2019

House lawmakers hear emotional testimony from migrant mother whose daughter died after ICE detention

House lawmakers on Wednesday heard emotional testimony from a Guatemalan woman seeking asylum in the United States whose two-year-old daughter contracted a lung infection while at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Texas and died shortly after their release.

June 12, 2019

Openly gay reporter presses Iran's top diplomat on death penalty for homosexuals

"Why are homosexuals executed in Iran because of their sexual orientation?" asked Paul Ronzheimer, the Berlin-based chief correspondent for the tabloid Bild.

June 11, 2019

Botswana decriminalizes homosexuality in landmark ruling

Botswana on Tuesday decriminalized homosexuality in a landmark decision by the nation's High Court on Tuesday.

June 7, 2019

Iraq handing out thousands of death sentences in hasty trials for ISIS fighters

As the dust from the years of ISIS occupation settles in a still damaged and bleeding Iraq, Baghdad has sentenced thousands of convicted Iraqi nationals and foreign fighters accused of membership to the brutal terrorist group to the gallows. But swift trials and shadowy evidence has many international watchdogs concerned that the quest for swift justice is not only in violation of human rights law and due process, but will serve as a precursor to further violence among factions in the near future.