Sep 05 A half-century after Pinochet’s coup, some Chileans remember the brutal dictatorship fondly By Eva Vergara, Daniel Politi, Associated Press The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism. Continue reading
Aug 15 A human rights group in Niger says it can’t get access to officials who were detained following coup By Sam Mednick, Associated Press A spokesperson for the ruling junta has said the detained officials were being treated humanely. The junta says it plans to prosecute Bazoum for "high treason" and undermining state security, crimes that are eligible for the death penalty. Continue reading
Aug 14 Rights group urges rapid international intervention to end spiraling gang violence in Haiti By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A human rights group urged the international community on Monday to intervene quickly to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti as it detailed the brutal rapes and killings committed in the troubled nation's capital. Continue reading
Aug 10 UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017 By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Thomas-Greenfield said the council "must address the horrors, the abuses and crimes being perpetrated" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's regime against its own people as well as the people of Japan and South Korea. Continue reading
Jul 28 Senate Democrats urge Biden to withhold $320 million in military aid to Egypt over rights abuses By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Nine senior Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders are urging the Biden administration to withhold about a quarter of the United States’ more than $1 billion in annual military aid to Egypt for a third year. Continue reading
Jul 11 Human rights court rules in favor of Olympic champion Semenya, testosterone rules may persist By Gerald Imray, Associated Press At least three other Olympic medalists have also been impacted by the rules that set limits on the level of natural testosterone female athletes may have if they want to compete. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 7:40 UN report criticizes treatment of inmates at Guantanamo Bay as ‘cruel’ and ‘inhuman’ By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ali Schmitz A new U.N. investigation found conditions inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay are cruel and inhuman. Roughly 780 detainees have been held at the detention center since it opened in 2002. Today, 30 remain, 16 of which have been cleared… Continue watching
Jun 22 WATCH: Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Modi at White House for state dinner By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Despite deep differences over human rights and India's stance on Russia's war in Ukraine, Biden extended to Modi the administration’s third invitation for a state visit. It included the state dinner, a high diplomatic honor that the U.S. reserves for its closest allies. Continue reading
Jun 20 Analysis: Why refugees today are living in limbo for longer By Sharif A Wahab, The Conversation As conflicts last longer, the number of refugees and other displaced people is on the rise. Continue reading
May 03 Peru used excessive force to quell protests, says human rights panel By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press The Inter American Commission on Human Rights says Peru's military and police forces used excessive force to quell violent anti-government protests, and that they should be investigated as possible extrajudicial executions and massacres. Continue reading