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Alex Chalk did not commit to pursuing law and told MPs he was ‘looking carefully at full range of department’s work’

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that cited a 250-300% increase in the circulation of Child Sexual Abuse Material on social media in India

Council of Europe summit won’t be used to reform court rules, says host nation’s minister in blow for PM

Media workers say they’re being intimated by warring forces on both sides for reporting human rights violations.

Many great legal minds have made important contributions to the development of the law, justice and constitutionalism in South Africa. One figure who stands out as a particularly influential jurist of the era is retired judge Yvonne Mokgoro. She was among the first justices of the country’s new constitutional court,…

Human rights groups and civilians say another wave of deadly attacks has hit West Darfur’s capital, el-Geneina.

Europe's pre-eminent human rights organization is holding a two-day summit in Reykjavik starting Tuesday and will center on the war in Ukraine, one of its member states

The Iranian writer, journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi will be honored at this week’s PEN America Literary Gala

Children’s Hearings Scotland Scandal alleged lives and careers are “being ruined” and that ­something must be done.

Mali's interim military government has rejected a United Nations human rights office report on the alleged execution of at least 500 people by Malian soldiers and unidentified foreign fighters during an operation last year.

Journeyman striker Gozie Ugwu moved to Jeddah as a free agent last summer and, despite concerns around the country's human rights record, has found himself enjoying the adventure