Human rights violations
Child among protesters sexually assaulted in Iran, rights group says
HRW and Amnesty warn that Tehran uses rape, sexual violence, and torture to suppress dissent, continuing a pattern of violence following previous protests.
Iran had highest number of executions in over a decade, human rights report says
Iranian regime weaponizes judicial systems against Baha'i minority, Human Rights Watch claims
Venezuela's GNB guilty of crimes against humanity, including rape and torture, UN finds
US sanctions North Koreans over forced labor, other alleged abuses
"Today's sanctions target the North Korean military and regime officials engaged in flagrant abuses of human rights," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
Aid group warns of death among Rohingya in Bangladesh
"Many people are arriving hungry, exhausted and with no food or water."
As body count climbs, Iran moves towards softening drug laws
Around 5,000 people are on death row for drug related offenses in Iran.
Jordan scraps 'marry your rapist' law
No girl should be "presented as a gift" to her rapist, says a Jordan Parliamentarian.
25 year after Khojaly genocide: 'the unforgettable facts between denial and historical justice'
US threatens to replace UN human rights body over anti-Israel stance
Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke publicly about the possibility of a US pull out when visiting Geneva last week.
'Int'l community antisemitic for ignoring Israelis in Hamas captivity'
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman bashed the world for failing to join Israel in the struggle to return Israeli hostages held by Hamas to Israeli soil, claiming int'l indifference was 'antisemitic.'
Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia
The move is likely to further worry rights groups and Turkey's Western allies, who say Ankara has sharply curtailed freedom of speech and other basic rights.
After 'Palestinian propaganda' row, Israel okays visa for HRW official
Omar Shakir, a US citizen, received the work visa on arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport and he will take up his position as Human Rights Watch's regional director.
Shots fired as Iran arrests over 30 gay men in violent raid
30 men were charged with sodomy, drinking alcohol, and using psychedelic drugs.