UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that Libyan authorities should address human rights violations after a U.N. report found both sides committed war crimes during last year's conflict and that killing, tor…Continue Reading

The European Union on Tuesday called on Iran to release a prominent human rights lawyer recently sentenced to 18 years in prison, calling the verdict an "unacceptable attack" against the legal profession.Continue Reading

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The decision by federal prosecutors to bring charges against a retired military officer for grave abuses committed in the 1970’s is a landmark step for accountability in Brazil …Continue Reading

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Riot police beat and detained protesters at peaceful protests in March 2012, in Moscow and other cities.

(Moscow) – Riot police beat and detained protesters at pe…Continue Reading

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Syrian forces have placed landmines near the borders with Lebanon and Turkey in recent weeks and months, based on reports and confirmations from witnesses and Syrian deminers. Civilian c…Continue Reading