Human rights

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…

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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.

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.

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.

WATCH: Blinken hosts U.S.-Colombia dialogue with Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán

By News Desk

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva on Monday, March 27.

WATCH: War crimes committed by all parties in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, Blinken says

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Biden administration announced Monday that it has determined all sides in the brutal conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.

U.N.-backed investigation finds evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine

By Lori Hinnant, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

A U.N.-backed investigation has found that Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity.

Activists accuses Italy of slow response that led to migrant deaths at sea

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

MILAN (AP) — An activist network that supports rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea is accusing Italy of failing to offer timely assistance to a smugglers' boat in distress, resulting in a deadly shipwreck that left at least 30 migrants…

Iran announces pardoning of more than 22,000 arrested during protests

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The protests began in September over the death of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the country’s morality police.

IOC details plan to allow Russian athletes into Paris Olympics amid criticisms

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

The International Olympic Committee has stepped up efforts to explain its position on trying to help Russian athletes qualify for the Paris Games. It comes amid a backlash from Ukraine and its allies.