For some Americans, Hillary Clinton is the embodiment of a global elite which benefits from tax avoidance schemes. Bernie Sanders, her opponent, is its antithesis
by Matthew Turner
The...
(Campaign by mothers)
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will honor victims of Argentina's "Dirty War" on Thursday, the 40th anniversary of a military...
(Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo
A poster features portraits of Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and President Barack Obama and reads in Spanish "Welcome to Cuba" outside...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Critics of Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policies called on her to change course after voters in three regional elections punished...
by Nick Reilly in discover
This is the 'Still Not Asking For It' photo series by photographer Rory Banwell. And it's taking a brilliant stand against sexual...
Amnesty International says it has traced cobalt used in batteries for household brands to mines in DRC, where children work in life-threatening conditions
A cobalt...
By H.K. Seneviratne, LL.B, Attorney-at-Law-
A way out from the constitutional impasse
Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva setting forth an argument that constitutional obstacles do...
Ravaya, an alternative Sinhala language weekly, which has been campaigning for a democratic governance and minority rights for more than 25 years has...
World-renowned Swiss photographer René Burri, known among others for his portraits of revolutionary hero Che Guevara and artist Pablo Picasso, died Monday in Zurich...
The Human Rights Council resolution is a significant moment for global LGBTI movements, and for people around the world who have worked tirelessly for...
Academics and non-government organisations have condemned a University of Sydney academic's call for delegates at a human rights conference to go soft on...
Ayman al-Zawahiri calls on Muslims across Indian subcontinent to join 'caravan of jihad'
Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaida, has announced the formation of an...
UN Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay, has said that she remains unfazed by derogatory remarks and accusations made against her by Sri Lankan officials.
Speaking...
Liberals welcomed Gary Anandasangaree to their team as a candidate for the 2015 federal election in Scarborough Rouge Park, following a record-breaking turnout for...
76 countries criminalize homosexuality-
Progress at UN incremental-
Activists should focus on violence aspect-
Mounting research exposes harsh realities-
(IRIN) - In recent years, the world has seen...
23 July 2014
The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen (Chesnot/Getty Image)Simon Baptist, Chief Economist and Asia Regional Director Voters in the European Union sent a strong message...
Attorney-at-law Senaka Perera says that the death of persons taken into custody by the police cannot be justified under any circumstances.
Activist Perera questioned the...
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka...
Sri Lanka: Constitutional amendment a blow to human rights; rights groups call for a special review of the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission
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