Human Rights 2024-12-30

Authorities found that workers were sleeping on beds without mattresses, had access to few bathrooms and were exposed to intense solar radiation, presenting visible signs of skin damage.

Human Rights 2024-11-21

Peace talks notwithstanding, FARC and ELN insurgents keep recruiting children. Indigenous communities in Colombia remain the primary victims of this war crime, which has persisted for over half a century.

Human Rights 2024-11-20

Relatives of detainees have become increasingly distressed as human rights organizations report more than 300 deaths in Salvadoran prisons since 2022.

Human Rights 2024-11-18

Repatriated POWs describe threats, humiliation, physical abuse, rape, poor nutrition and other mistreatment in Russian detention.

Human Rights 2024-10-29

Detained youth should be seen as victims of external factors like poverty, violence and social exclusion, not solely as offenders, a UNICEF official said.

Human Rights 2024-08-29

Many Chinese investors in Latin America have drawn criticism for consistently delivering inadequate environmental impact assessments or no assessments at all.

Human Rights 2023-11-02

Detentions, interrogations, searches and arrests are occurring nearly every day in Russia, observers say.

Human Rights 2023-10-25

Ortega has exiled and jailed dissidents and rivals, quashed presidential term limits and seized control of all branches of the state.

Human Rights 2023-09-07

The Chinese Communist Party wants visitors to believe Xinjiang is flourishing and free, but signs of religious oppression and the notorious detention camps for Muslims persist.

Human Rights 2023-09-05

In China, religious organizations face routine persecution and freedom to worship is severely curtailed -- a trend that has worsened under President Xi Jinping's rule.