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.