The crisis in Venezuela will not be solved by sanctions that “can lead to starvation”, a UN-appointed rights expert said on Thursday. Special Rapporteur Idriss Jazairy, who reports to the Human Rights Council, issued the warning against the background of widespread suffering in the South American co...

Two French police officers have been found guilty of raping a Canadian woman at the Paris police headquarters.

The Myanmar government under Aung San Suu Kyi has continued using oppressive, military rule-era laws to prosecute peaceful critics, quashing hopes the country's first democratic leader in decades would safeguard free speech, according to a damning new report by a prominent rights group.

US federal immigration officials are force-feeding six hunger-striking immigrants through plastic nasal tubes inside a Texas detention facility, The Associated Press news agency reported on Thursday.

The UN’s top court will deliver its verdict on the preliminary objections raised by the US in the case concerning frozen Iranian assets on Wednesday.

Head of the Jewish community of Tehran Rabbi Yunes Hamami hailed the status of religious minorities in Iran, underlining that the Islamic Revolution laid the ground for coexistence among different religions and ethnicities.

The brother of jailed Saudi activist Loujain Alhathloul has detailed the abuse his sister has endured in a Saudi prison.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed again Iran's compliance with the contents of the 2015 nuclear deal.

A UN official on Wednesday condemned Israel's expansion of settlements and deadly violation in the occupied West Bank.

The British army’s controversial recruitment policy sparked fresh criticism as minor children interested in video games have been encouraged to join the military, according to a report.