DONALD TRUMP'S VICTORY LEADS TO PROTESTS ACROSS AMERICA AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS STAGE WALKOUTS

Not My President Donald Trump's victory leads to protests across America as high school students stage walkouts... READ MORE›

ADVOCACY GROUPS LEVERAGE ANGER TO TARGET TRUMP

To protestPresident Trump's recent executive order on immigration... 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›

PORTLAND POLICE URGE TRUMP PROTESTERS TO 'STAY HOME' AFTER SHOOTING

But after the fourth straight night of demonstrations in response to Trump's unexpected presidential win, city and police officials here appeared harried and frustrated... READ MORE›

4 CARTOONS THAT SUM UP THE ABSURDITY OF SAUDI ARABIA LEADING A UN HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL

Cartoons taunting Saudi Arabia's membership of the United Nations human rights council have gone viral on social media after the kingdom executed 47 people in one day... READ MORE›

SNIPERS SHOOT TEN DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS DURING PROTEST RALLY KILLING THREE, POLICE SAY

Update Two snipers shot ten Dallas police officers, killing three, according to a statement from Dallas Police Chief David Brown... 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›

PROTESTERS IN HONG KONG CLASH WITH POLICE OVER LAWMAKERS FATE

Who would be next? As midnight approached in Hong Kong, hundreds of protesters remained in a tense standoff with the police near China's liaison office... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 17 KILLED, DOZENS INJURED IN E. ALEPPO AS REBELS DISPERSE PROTESTERS WITH MACHINE GUN FIRE

At least 17 killed, dozens injured in E. Aleppo as rebels disperse protesters with machine gun fire... READ MORE›

LOOMING CRUCIFIXION SPARKS GLOBAL CALLS TO SPARE LIFE OF YOUNG SAUDI ALI MOHAMMED AL-NIMR

Many Western countries, including the United States and Australia, have diplomatic and trading ties with Saudi Arabia... 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›

ARAB SPRING 'COST REGION $600BN' IN LOST GROWTH, UN SAYS

The Arab Spring protest movement has cost the region 614 billion in lost growth since 2011, the UN says... READ MORE›

SANDERS SUPPORTERS WALK OUT OF DNC AFTER CLINTON NOMINATION

Philadelphia -- Dozens of Bernie Sanders delegates rushed the media tent and the Democratic convention and refused to leave after Hillary Clinton clinched the nomination... 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›

VENEZUELA FOOD SHORTAGES CAUSE SOME TO HUNT DOGS, CATS, PIGEONS

Riot police in Caracas clashed with thousands of protesters seeking a recall referendum against President NicolA?s Maduro... READ MORE›

AS FRANCE AND BELGIUM STRENGTHEN SECURITY A CLASSIC DEBATE ARISES

Bart Tommelein, Belgium's federal secretary in charge of privacy, said that the restrictions on privacy would only apply to terrorism suspects... 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›

SAUDI ARABIA CARRYING OUT 'UNPRECEDENTED WAVE' OF EXECUTIONS

There's a lot of speculation, says Adam Coogle, who monitors Saudi Arabia's use of the death penalty, for Human Rights Watch... 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›

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›

RESPONDING TO WOMEN'S MARCH: WILL TRUMP TAKE A PAGE FROM THE WORLD'S DICTATORS?

Today's Women's March offers President Trump an early opportunity to assuage concern that he'll rule like a strongman... READ MORE›

BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS CHARGED OVER LONDON CITY AIRPORT 'TRESPASS'

The 26-year-old, who lives on a houseboat on the Rivert Stort, near Roydon, Essex, has previously taken part in the Occupy London protests and anti-fracking camps... READ MORE›

RUSSELL BRAND DESCRIBES ONE-MINUTE'S SILENCE FOR TUNISIA VICTIMS AS 'ABSOLUTE BULL****'

Russell Brand describes one-minute's silence for Tunisia victims as 'absolute bull '... READ MORE›

Related Stories Torture is still rife in Mexico and is routinely used to extract confessions, according to a new report by human rights organisation Amnesty International... READ MORE›

WHAT THE WORLD IS SAYING ABOUT THE CIA TORTURE REPORT

But the Obama administration, having formally banned torture, hasn't lifted a finger to punish those guilty for these egregious human rights abuses... READ MORE›