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On 7 July, the European Union’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini and Development Commissioner, Neven Mimica will meet Mogherini’s five regional counterparts from Central Asian countries in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek. The highlight of what will no doubt be her last trip to the region in her current mandate

July 8, 2019 Video Video: Verdict on Former Congolese Warlord The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) conviction of the Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda sends a strong message that justice may await those responsible for grave crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) conviction

Using Google as a search engine is no longer giving you access to unedited truth.As admitted by Google exec Jen Gennai, you will sew what Google wants you to see.

Two men check their phones in Kaduna, Nigeria, Saturday Feb.23, 2019.Nigerian authorities appear to be on a renewed drive to muzzle free speech.

Smoke is seen rising from Burma’s Taung Pyo Let War village from across the border in Bangladesh.

Three women have accused Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, of rape and sexual assault while he was in office, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today.

Expand Lawyers Collective co-founder Anand Grover (right) speaks with the media after the Supreme Court's verdict on section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, December 11, 2013, in New Delhi. © 2013 Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images (New York) – A criminal case against the Lawyers Collective is the latest

Bahraini anti-government protesters hold up images of jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab during a solidarity protest on May 14, 2015.

(Kyiv) – Ukrainian authorities should ensure an effective and impartial investigation into the killing of Vadym Komarov, an investigative journalist who died in Kyiv on June 20, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. Komarov had severe head injuries from an attack by an unidentified assailant on May 4, 2019. Komarov, 58,

Expand Rusafa Central Criminal Court in Baghdad. © 2018 Maya Alleruzzo/AP Photo The Australian government is taking an important step by helping eight Australian children of suspects of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) return home from northeast Syria. The children were held for months without charge under horrific