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Hundreds of thousands pushed to commit fraud in SE Asia – UN

A recent report from the United Nations (UN) states that many people from different parts of the world have been brought to Southeast Asia...

Coup in Niger causing great harm to the poor – UN

The Nigerian people, he added, would endure even more hardship as a result of last month's coup, have drawn the utmost concern of the...

China comes under fire for its online anti-black racism

Human Rights Watch (HRW), an advocacy group for human rights, has criticized the Chinese government for failing to "acknowledge and condemn" the pervasive anti-black...

At least 33 soldiers killed in an IS vehicle assault in Syria

The so-called Islamic State group (IS) carried out an attack that resulted in the deaths of at least 33 soldiers who supported Syrian President...

23 Syrian soldiers killed in an Islamic State attack on an army transport

In an attack in eastern Syria that IS terrorists are said to have carried out, at least 23 Syrian soldiers are reported to have...

Israel transports Jews from crisis zones in Ethiopia

Over 200 Israeli citizens and Ethiopian Jews were relocated to Addis Abeba, the nation's capital, using a special flight that Israel stated it had...

Taliban abuses against women should be prosecuted – Brown

Gordon Brown has condemned cruel treatment meted out against women by the Taliban.The former prime minister in an interview told the BBC that the...

UN human rights office shuts in Uganda

The UN's human rights mission in Kampala will be closing after 18 years of operation, as the Ugandan government has terminated its mandate.The...

Iran’s morality police reportedly resume headscarf patrols – State media

State media claimed on Sunday that morality police in Iran will start patrols to ensure that women adhere to rigid Islamic dress standards, ten...

UK, US, others support Sweden’s act of Quran burning during a UN vote

In the aftermath of a Quran-burning stunt in Sweden that sparked protests throughout the Muslim world, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has...

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