Human Rights / Civil Rights

By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court on Tuesday dismissed a last-ditch legal challenge by the mother of...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth said on Tuesday he would step down at the...

By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Congress on Sunday approved a month-long extension of emergency measures that...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said it was "deeply troubled and disappointed" by the conviction of Turkish philanthropist Osman...

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States, as well as the Taliban authorities, is contributing to the suffering...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Human rights groups on Monday raised concerns about hate speech on Twitter and the...

(Reuters) - The United States will reopen its Ukraine embassy, and President Joe Biden's top diplomat and most senior defense...

By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who was sentenced to life in prison on Monday on...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala was jailed for life without parole on Monday on charges of trying to...

By Max Hunder and Michelle Nichols (Reuters) -Ukraine denied on Monday reaching an agreement with Russia on evacuating civilians from...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court sentenced philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison on Monday finding him guilty of...

By Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) - About 300 people held a candlelight vigil at a Singapore park on Monday to...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) will take part in the joint team investigating allegations of war crimes...

(Reuters) - Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday Russia was continuing to attack in eastern Ukraine but was being pushed...

By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) has suspended its annual Human Rights Press...

(Reuters) - No humanitarian routes were established out of the southeastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Sunday, Ukraine's Deputy...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's ombudsman said on Sunday it would investigate the government's alleged spying of Catalan separatist figures during...

By Pawel Florkiewicz, Michael Kahn and Riham Alkousaa WARSAW/PRAGUE/BERLIN (Reuters) - Ukrainian refugees filled churches across central Europe on Sunday...

By Laura Gottesdiener GALEANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Standing atop a windswept hill in northern Mexico, surrounded by dozens of fellow...

(Reuters) -Russia heads into the third month of its invasion of Ukraine on Sunday with no end in sight to...