Lawyers for Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party filed a lawsuit Monday at the order of the party’s leader, former Prime Minister Hun Sen, accusing a leading rights activist of defamation and seeking damages of half a million dollars. The complaint was filed
Alberta Williams King gave the civil rights movement melody, a tune of great triumph and a coda of grievous tragedy. The gospel musician and mother had already buried two sons when the sounds of a Sunday testimony to Christ were interrupted by
A lawyer says the UK “still has the best human rights record in Europe” following the release of new figures by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The new stats saw the UK have the least number of cases for every
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A rights group on Thursday reported dozens more home raids and arrests across Belarus in the latest intensification of a years-long crackdown on dissent in the country of 9.5 million people. The Viasna human rights center said it
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that authorities in Greece violated the privacy rights of a group of women who were arrested and publicly identified in 2012 as HIV-positive prostitutes who allegedly endangered public health. The case was brought to
Western countries used a U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record on Tuesday to press for more freedom of expression and protection of ethnic minorities. Over 160 countries participated in the discussion, with each having a maximum of 45 seconds to speak.
A political prisoner, Vadzim Khrasko, has died in a Belarusian prison due to inadequate medical care, according to the Viasna human rights center. Khrasko was serving a three-year sentence for supporting opposition groups labeled as “extremist” by authorities. Belarusian authorities have cracked
A court in Cambodia has convicted four land rights activists who allegedly plotted to provoke a peasant revolution by teaching farmers about class divisions. The activists were charged with plotting against the state and incitement to commit a felony for teaching about
A well-known gay rights activist in Uganda who was stabbed by unknown assailants this week attributed the attack to what he described Thursday as a growing intolerance of the LGBTQ+ community fueled by politicians. The climate of intolerance is being exacerbated by
Steven Kabuye, a well-known gay rights activist from Uganda, has been hospitalized in critical condition following a stabbing. “Steven claims that these two guys’ intentions were to kill him not robbing and also claims that it seems they have been following him