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The latest “Minions” movie subtly reinforces a message for Chinese audiences that viewers in other countries won’t see: Crime doesn’t pay. A postscript added to the version in Chinese cinemas says a villainous character, who ends the movie as a free man, is later jailed for 20 years. Foreign films…

After reports revealed this month that Facebook handed over to law enforcement messages between a Nebraska teenager and her mother about the teen’s pregnancy loss, the company released a statement claiming ignorance about the nature of the investigation. “The warrants did not mention abortion at all. Court documents indicate that…

Its record on refugee protections is exemplary; the Rohingya should not fall victim to internal politics

Editorial: The Leeds student Salma al-Shehab has been jailed for 34 years over Twitter messages. Governments and businesses should speak up

Michelle Bachelet says she has faced pressure over a report on the rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region.

The United Nation's Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's upcoming rally against judicial institutions, and said the country's human rights situation is "very difficult".

Prominent human rights campaigner Pham Doan Trang was sentenced to nine years for ‘propaganda against the state’.

Some 40,000 Rohingya refugees live in India where fears are growing as calls for deportations to Myanmar increase.

The outgoing U.N. human rights chief has suggested her office won’t make good on her promise to release its long-awaited report on China’s Xinjiang region by the end of her term next week