United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterras Makes Remarks to the high level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to commorate the seventy fifth anniversary of the United Nations
Nigeria’s Supreme Court in late August upheld the right of female children to inherit property from their fathers, a ruling that has shaken traditional, male-only inheritance in ethnic groups like the Igbo
Belarusian police have detained hundreds of protesters in Minsk, as several thousand women carrying red-and-white flags and banners, a symbol of the opposition that has been banned by the authorities
Nervous for their safety amidst the pandemic, a couple left their home and moved to a isolated, private bunker
Canal 12 is one of the few independent TV stations in Nicaragua. But it could be forced to shut down if the Nicaraguan Justice Department seizes what it says is some $350,000 the station owes in taxes. If that happens, observers say it will continue a trend by the government of President Daniel Ortega of censoring the media and harassing journalists who are critical of the government
Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the 2nd plenary meeting of the 75th session of the General Assembly
court in the southwestern province of Sichuan handed down a 12-year jail term to Huang, a veteran rights activist and founder of the Tianwang rights website, on July 29, 2019
His two-term presidency (2005-13) was marked by human rights violations, including a violent crackdown on demonstrators protesting his disputed reelection, the arrests and harassment of prominent opposition figures and journalists — including RFE/RL correspondents. But in an often testy interview with RFE/RL, Mahmud Ahmadinejad says he has no regrets – although he avoids answering tough questions about his rule
Israel starts a three-week national lockdown Friday after the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reached a new high of almost five thousand per day. Several hospitals report that they have no room for new coronavirus cases
The closure of schools due to coronavirus pandemic has been a test for children with mental and physical disabilities and their families, all over the world. The daily routine has changed dramatically, affected their learning process and put pressure on parents