Human Rights
UN experts take Russia to task over deported Ukrainian children and a ‘military agenda’ in schools
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed experts that focuses on children’s human rights called Thursday on Russia to prevent ...
New neurotechnology is blurring the lines around mental privacy − but are new human rights the answer?
Neurotechnologies – devices that interact directly with the brain or nervous system – were once dismissed as the stuff of ...
UN General Assembly condemns Russia’s violation of rights in occupied territories
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted an updated resolution condemning serious human rights violations by Russia in the temporarily ...
Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Friday said it was opening a military police investigation into the killing of two Palestinians ...
Post-summit news conferences highlight the divide between China and the EU
BEIJING (AP) — From trade to human rights, the leaders of China and the European Union differed on a wide ...
Ex-Peruvian President Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request ...
Kissinger’s unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — In Chile, leftists were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped. In ...
Executions in Iran are up 30%, a new United Nations report says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran is carrying out executions “at an alarming rate,” putting to death at least 419 people ...
Rescuing dissent: Inside the year-long mission to bring prominent Putin critics to UC Berkeley
In February 2022, Ilya Matveev knew his life was in jeopardy. The prominent critic of Vladimir Putin had devoted his ...
Chutkan temporarily freezes Trump gag order in 2020 election subversion case
CNN — US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday temporarily froze the gag order she issued on Donald Trump in ...
