iShares looks to add a third socially responsible fund to its lineup of equity funds.iShares, the world’s largest exchange-traded fund sponsor, filed paperwork with the U.S.Continue Reading

By an Amnesty International staff member,
South Africa has made great progress in combating the HIV epidemic in the last three years. Yet people in rural communities, particularly women, still struggle to protect their health because of poverty a…Continue Reading

By Ulrike Beck of the Colombia team at Amnesty International
As people around the world prepare to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, thousands of women and girls continue to endure rape and other sexual violence at the hands of armed f…Continue Reading

Iran has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer, Abdolfattah Soltani, to 18 years in jail for allegedly spreading anti-regime propaganda, several opposition websites reported on Tuesday.Continue Reading

Iran has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer, Abdolfattah Soltani, to 18 years in jail for allegedly spreading anti-regime propaganda, several opposition websites reported on Tuesday.Continue Reading