DYLANN ROOF SAYS IT'S 'NOT FAIR' HE HAS TO HEAR SO MUCH FROM THE LOVED ONES OF HIS VICTIMS

Dylann Roof says it's 'not fair' he has to hear so much from the loved ones of his victims... READ MORE›

'I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR, I DO NOT REGRET WHAT I DID'

The Justice Department has executed only three inmates in the modern death penalty era, and the last such execution was in 2003... READ MORE›

UK ACCUSED OF DOING CHINA'S BIDDING AFTER POLICE RAID HOME OF TIANANMEN SQUARE SURVIVOR OVER PEACEFUL PROTEST

Dr Jiang, traumatised after witnessing seeing Chinese soldiers shoot fellow unarmed protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989, was re-arrested in 1995 before fleeing China in 2003... READ MORE›

HOSNI MUBARAK WALKS FREE AFTER SIX YEARS IN JAIL

Six years after his ouster, Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak has been released from detention after being cleared of inciting the killings of hundreds of protesters in 2011... READ MORE›

HOSNI MUBARAK ACQUITTED OVER 2011 PROTESTER KILLINGS

In January 2016, the appeals court had upheld a three-year prison sentence for Mubarak and his two sons on corruption charges... READ MORE›

EGYPT COURT DROPS MUBARAK MURDER CASE

Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for almost 30 years... READ MORE›

'LADY SOS': THE WOMAN SAVING SYRIAN REFUGEES AT SEA

Muslims and refugees are being scapegoated and alienated as attacks claimed by ISIL rise, Human Rights Watch says... READ MORE›

DYLANN ROOF SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CHARLESTON CHURCH SHOOTING

Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death by a jury in South Carolina for the murder of nine black people in a Charleston church... READ MORE›

EGYPTIAN MILITARY QUESTIONS INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST

Mr. Bahgat was summoned to military intelligence on Sunday and interrogated for hours before he was allowed to meet with lawyers... READ MORE›

GOVERNMENT URGED TO REVEAL ITS ROLE IN GETTING SAUDI ARABIA A UN HUMAN RIGHTS ROLE

Exclusive UK Government urged to reveal its role in getting Saudi Arabia onto UN Human Rights Council... READ MORE›

DEATH ROW: THE LAWYER WHO KEEPS LOSING

Leading his defence was Frederick Duchardt, a Kansas City attorney appointed by the judge... READ MORE›

HOSNI MUBARAK VERDICT POSTPONED

Hosni mubarak verdict delayed in protester killing retrial... READ MORE›

PAKISTAN PASSES LONG-AWAITED ANTI-HONOUR KILLING LEGISLATION

The legislation, passed unanimously by the National Assembly, mandates life imprisonment even if the victim's relatives forgive the murderer... READ MORE›

EGYPT'S TOPPLED DICTATOR FREED AFTER SIX YEARS IN CUSTODY

Hosni Mubarak Egypt's toppled dictator freed after six years in custody... READ MORE›

KUWAIT HANGS SEVEN, INCLUDING ROYAL, IN MASS EXECUTION

Kuwait has hanged seven prisoners, including a royal family member, according to a statement carried by the state-run KUNA news agency... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON CHURCH SHOOTER SENTENCED TO DEATH

Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death for killing nine black church members in Charleston, S.C... READ MORE›

PALU JOURNAL A CITY TURNS TO FACE INDONESIAS MURDEROUS PAST

Mastura signed a local regulation officially recognizing human rights abuse victims in the city... READ MORE›

THIS RANT COMPARING IDS AND CHINA WAS TOO MUCH FOR EVEN THE QUESTION TIME AUDIENCE

I just wonder how the Conservative government can scrutinise China for their human rights violations when they are being investigated themselves he said... READ MORE›

PUTIN SIGNS LAW ALLOWING RUSSIA TO OVERTURN RULINGS OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS COURTS

MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement rulings of international human rights courts... READ MORE›

Egypt's Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip was also closed, state TV said... READ MORE›

She said she was seeking to regulate nonprofit groups more strictly in part to dispel fears among Egyptians about international funding being misused and some N... READ MORE›

APATHY AMONG YOUNG AS ELECTIONS BEGIN IN EGYPT

But the Brotherhood is not competing in the current elections, nor is any other organized political force that seriously opposes Mr. Sisi's agenda... READ MORE›

WHY IS IT LEFT TO US NGOS TO EXPOSE AUSTRALIAN MINING'S WRONGDOING IN AFRICA?

The economy of Eritrea has experienced considerable growth in recent years, explains the website for Australian mining company Danakali... READ MORE›

FIVE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS BACKED BY THE U.S. WHOM YOU NEVER HEARD OF

More than 30 were killed, mostly at the hands of Bahraini security forces, and hundreds more were wounded, according to human rights groups... READ MORE›

U.S. BLOCKS SOME ANTI-DRUG FUNDS FOR MEXICO OVER HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS

State Department has decided that Mexico failed to reach some human rights goals triggering a cutoff of millions of dollars in aid... READ MORE›

PRESTIGIOUS US PSYCHOLOGISTS PLAYED PART IN TORTURE AFTER 9/11 AND LIED ABOUT IT, STUDY FINDS

Human rights groups have been urging for years that those involved in torture should be prosecuted, and the Hoffman report appears to reopen this possibility... READ MORE›

NOT BEING TORTURED ISN'T THE ONLY HUMAN RIGHT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED

A day does not go by without news reports of grave human rights abuses in countries across all regions of the world... READ MORE›

SENIOR UN OFFICIAL CASTIGATES WORLD BANK OVER ITS APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS

For decades, the World Bank has argued that human rights and development are mutually reinforcing... READ MORE›

AI WEIWEI ACCUSES CAMERON OF SACRIFICING BRITAIN'S VALUES BY PURSUING CHINA'S MONEY

Ai Weiwei accuses David Cameron of sacrificing UK's human rights record for Chinese cash... READ MORE›

PREMIER QUITS WITH CABINET ROILING EGYPT

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb offered the resignations in a meeting with Mr. Sisi on Saturday the Egyptian president's office said in a statement... READ MORE›