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Foreign secretary to announce ‘pragmatic’ partnerships with countries likely to be more influential over next 30 years

LIMA, Peru — A right-wing populist president who led Peru during the 1990s is serving a 25-year prison sentence for human rights abuses. Three of his four immediate successors faced bribery charges — one killing himself with a gunshot to his head when police descended on his home to arrest…

The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine share their visions of a fairer world and denounced Russia's war.

The US sanctions freeze assests including of Guinea’s former President Conde and Mali’s former President Keita’s son.

The winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus have shared their visions of a fairer world during an award ceremony and denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

Activists march to mark International Human Rights day in ManilaHundreds of protesters marched in Manila on Saturday demonstrating against what they said was a rising number of extrajudicial killings and other injustices under the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.The demonstrators, led by the rights groups alliance Karapatan, gathered…

On Human Rights Day, a sit-in at the UN refugee agency in Geneva gives voice to people detained in Libya.

A trio representing the three nations at the center of the war in Ukraine will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, showing no sign of giving up the fight against Vladimir Putin and his Minsk ally. Jailed Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organization Memorial, and…

During the week of December 5, Rohingya refugees sent messages of distress from boats adrift at sea. Their families have shared videos of the scenes, while human rights activists have called on neighbouring countries like Thailand to take action.