JERUSALEM – Media outlets, humanitarian organizations and the United Nations continue to report and rely heavily on death toll data shared by Hamas-run ministries in Gaza, even though they recognize that the figures are no longer reliable and are now only an
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified following vigorous national debate on this day in history, Dec. 15, 1791. Their passage came three-and-a-half years after the Constitution was enacted to become the
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman voiced hope Friday that a coalition of countries formed to facilitate the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia will be able to come up with a faster mechanism to repatriate them. Over
The United States Treasury Department announced sanctions on people around the world, including officials in Afghanistan, China and Iran, who have committed or contributed to human rights abuses. In a statement, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
The British government is moving forward with a plan to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda, introducing legislation to find a way around a devastating court ruling that blocked the controversial plan last month – with language that would override parts of U.K.
Nepal’s first legally recognized gay couple have vowed to continue fighting for the rights of men and women who are just like them, citing that their groundbreaking marriage is just the first of many fights they have to undertake. Maya Gurung and
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively banned LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country. The ruling was prompted by a motion from the justice ministry, even though no such
A United Nations committee has passed a resolution condemning North Korean human rights abuses for the 19th year in a row. The Third Committee of the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution Wednesday calling on member nations not to forcibly repatriate political
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have completely abandoned the restrained position on the war between Israel and Hamas he had adopted when the conflict first erupted. On Wednesday, Turkey’s leader lashed out at Tel Aviv and the Israeli army as
The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on just two pieces of Arabic bread, the Gaza director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday, highlighting the humanitarian crisis and the dire rarity of resources residents are experiencing as the