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Amnesty International called for an investigation Wednesday into a former governor and two top army officials in Congo for “possible crimes against humanity” during a deadly crackdown on demonstrators last year protesting the UN peacekeeping mission in the country. The human rights group said in a...

Syrian rebels seized the capital Damascus unopposed on Sunday after a lightning advance that sent President Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil war and six decades of his family's autocratic rule.

Amnesty International said Thursday that it had found evidence that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in its war in Gaza. The accusation by the human rights group is the latest in a growing list of organizations, including numerous United Nations agencies, that allege Israel's...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially recognized three more Indigenous territories on Wednesday, pushing to 13 the number of lands to which he has granted legal protection since his latest term began in early 2023. Lula signed the state recognition of the Potiguara de Monte-Mor...

The Australian Defense Force has introduced dual names for RAAF Base Wagga and Blamey Barracks – Kapooka – on Wiradjuri Country, acknowledging the cultural significance of the land and the contributions of First Nations communities to Australia's defense. RAAF Base Wagga is now also recognized as...

Senegal has commemorated the 80th anniversary of a colonial-era massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War II and were shot by French soldiers in 1944 for demanding fair treatment and payment on their return. The West African country has long demanded its former colonizer...

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in care. “It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong. And it should never...

Canada’s special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked graves and burial sites associated with Indian Residential Schools has released the final report of her mandate, providing recommendations on how the government can honor the memory of the thousands of children who were killed at forced...

Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy. A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair's biggest roles was chair of Canada’s Truth and...

A group of academics, intellectuals, human rights advocates, and representatives from the media and civil society organizations gathered in London last week to launch the symbolic “Gaza Tribunal," an independent initiative serving as a "court of humanity and conscience." Led by Richard Falk, a...