Nicaragua bans 1,500 NGOs in latest crackdown on civil society | Human Rights News
The measure is part of an offensive against groups considered hostile to President Daniel Ortega. The Nicaraguan government has outlawed…
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More injured Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh as Myanmar war escalates | Rohingya News
Medical charity MSF is warning of an urgent need to protect civilians caught up in the escalating conflict in western…
“It’s all legitimate”: Israeli leaders defend soldiers accused of rape | Human Rights News
A video has emerged of a Palestinian female prisoner being gang-raped by guards at the Sde Teiman detention centre in…
What awaits Bangladesh after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns? | Human Rights
A new era is dawning in Bangladesh after protests ousted the prime minister and forced her to flee the country.…
“I am afraid, but I will continue”: Venezuelans caught between hope and fear | Protest news
Caracas Venezuela – As dark clouds gathered over an unusually empty street in the Petare neighborhood, Eglle Camacho began hearing…
What is the controversy behind Louisiana's new surgical castration law? | Crime News
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Louisiana has become the first US state to make surgical castration a criminal punishment. The new…
As Venezuelan elections approach, opposition figures face repression from Maduro | Election News
Maracaibo Venezuela – The trip from Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, to the coastal city of Maracaibo should take just nine…
'I will never see him again': Attacks kill aid workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo | Conflict News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It was Sunday, June 30, two days after M23 rebels took Kanyabayonga, a…
Indonesian gang defends Taiwanese migrant workers | Labor rights news
Kaohsiung, Taiwan – Surrounded by his bandmates, Rudi takes the stage in the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung. As…
Palestinian shot and tied to jeep says Israeli forces gave no explanation | Israel-Palestine Conflict News
Mujahed Abadi says he has not been able to sleep since Israeli forces shot, beat and tied him to the…