Most Western governments seem keen to downplay Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s human-rights record.

The real test, however, will come in Pakistan’s criminal justice system

One category of victims of the military dictatorship that gets far less attention is Burma’s ethnic minorities.

By coddling Guinea’s dictator, China again mocks human rights in Africa…

Perfectly normal Israelis are partners in the mission of administering, demarcating, restricting and taming the other society…

The new approach of Italy’s immigration policy prevents migrants from applying for asylum…

Council membership is a responsibility, one that exposes members to increased accountability before their peers.

Woeser, a Tibetan poet and blogger described the nightmare that jolted her awake shortly before a reporter arrived for an interview.

In Afghanistan, 300 brave women marched to demand a measure of equal rights, defying a furious mob of about 1,000 people

Will the government’s latest effort to bash the militants get more oil flowing?
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The recent shooting of two prominent Kenyan human-rights campaigners in broad daylight in Nairobi, the country’s capital, has darkened the national mood.

Hillary Clinton s position on China does not match the current thinking about human rights.

U.S. policy toward Myanmar should involve sanctions targeting individuals close to the regime, and a clampdown on arms imports.

If the Chinese government is sincere about achieving a “harmonious society” then it needs to take a zero-tolerance approach to employment discrimination against migrants.