Courageous rights defenders are jailed all over the world for speaking truth to power. Freedom House documents their cases ...

The death of a toddler and a renewed pledge by Turkish authorities to fully enforce a law aimed at removing millions of stray ...

There was a time, and it wasn’t that long ago, when turkey hunters didn’t wear vests. They simply put their shotshells, calls, and other gear into the pocket of their Carhartts, and off they went.

Amnesty International stated Wednesday that Lebanon’s recent Shura Council ruling in actor Ziad Itani’s case signifies a pivotal moment in the battle against torture and impunity. Amnesty said the ...

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu on Monday announced that he had been informed by the police that he is once again to be charged with failing to complete his military service, ...