Crime / Law / Justice
UN rights boss to visit China in May, including Xinjiang, but activists demand report
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday that she has reached an agreement...
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Civilian death toll in Ukraine now 474 but more casualties reported -U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that it had verified 1,335 civilian casualties in...
Read moreProminent Sudanese Politician Babiker Faisal detained – party sources
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Prominent Sudanese politician Babiker Faisal, a member of a taskforce working to dismantle the country's previous regime,...
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China says protects free speech within limits, welcomes Bachelet visit to Xinjiang in May
GENEVA (Reuters) - Freedom of expression is protected in China but cannot be an excuse to put anyone above the...
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‘Serial bully’, ex-Commons speaker Bercow banned from holding UK parliament pass
LONDON (Reuters) -John Bercow, the former speaker of Britain's House of Commons lower house of parliament, will be banned for...
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U.N. rights boss decries clampdown, arrests of anti-war protesters in Russia
GENEVA (Reuters) - The ability to criticise public policy in Russia, particularly its invasion of Ukraine, is narrowing, with some...
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Trapped civilians in Ukraine must be allowed to leave safely -UN’s Bachelet
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Tuesday for civilians trapped in active hostilities in numerous...
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Turkey and Israel aim to move on from years of tension
ANKARA (Reuters) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Turkey on Wednesday at the invitation of President Tayyip Erdogan, the most...
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Turkish, Israeli presidents to meet for first time after fractious decade
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Israel will seek to overcome years of animosity and insults when their...
Read moreSenior official from Tunisia’s Ennahda party released from house arrest
TUNIS (Reuters) - A senior official from the biggest party in Tunisia's suspended parliament was released from more than two...
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U.S., allies urge Russia at U.N. to allow safe passage of civilians, aid in Ukraine
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies on Monday urged Russia at the...
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BES bank former patriarch gets 6-year jail sentence; lawyer says appeal planned
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - The former patriarch of the Espirito Santo family of bankers, Ricardo Salgado, was sentenced...
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Russian no show at U.N. court hearing on Ukrainian ‘genocide’
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Ukraine sought an emergency order from the United Nations' highest court on...
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How U.S. law enforcement could take control of Russian oligarchs’ assets
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department last week launched a task force aimed at choking...
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Russia must listen to World Court orders despite its boycott -Ukraine envoy
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Russia will have to listen to the orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), even...
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World Court to rule ‘as soon as possible’ on Ukrainian demands against Russia
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday said it would decide "as soon as possible"...
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Philippine leader approves bill raising sex consent age from 12 to 16
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that raises the minimum age of sexual...
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U.S. working to secure release of basketball star detained by Russia
By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diplomats were working to ensure the release of seven-time WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner...
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From chef to IT expert, Ukrainian men take crash course in fighting
By Andrew R.C. Marshall LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Before Russia launched its assault on Ukraine, Andriy Senkiv was a pacifist...
Read more‘I had never left Ukraine before’, refugees seek family, friends abroad
By Alan Charlish and Anna Koper MEDYKA, Poland/WARSAW (Reuters) - Kateryna's parents woke her at 5 a.m., told her to...
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