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The Supreme Administrative Court's decision last week to dismiss the Xayaburi Dam lawsuit should serve as a reminder of an issue rarely mentioned -- the Thai government's unrealised pledge to promote environmental conservation and human rights protection in transboundary investments.

In tonight's edition: Scientists recently discovered a crater off the coast of Guinea. While it was not as impactful as the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, its regional consequences would have been huge. Our regional correspondent Sam Bradpiece spoke to one of the researchers involved.

Shuvo still has flashbacks about what happened to him inside a glove factory in Malaysia. He now wants justice for himself, and the 25 million other people across the world in forced labour conditions.

On 29 June, the UN Security Council decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations’ peacekeeping initiative, the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma), for another year. Established in April 2013, the 13,000-soldiers strong mission had set out to thwart the Tuareg rebellion began the previous year, strengthen state…

A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era land theft, torture and mistreatment.

South Africa’s foreign policy is aimed at contributing to democracy, human rights and justice in the world. Yet its conduct often suits autocrats and despots. This is why defence minister Thandi Modise’s recent attendance at the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security has sparked criticism.

A HUMAN rights group and an SNP MP have both slammed Boris Johnson for his response to the detainment and torture of Jagtar Singh Johal.

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has previously determined that Mr Johal’s detention ‘lacks legal basis’.

Protests follow appearance of ‘tortured’ writer on state television, while human rights group warn forced confessions on the rise as hijab laws hardened

Colombia's national police force will launch a training program with the help of the United States and United Nations meant to prevent abuses and human rights violations by cops, the head of the force said on Monday.

The United States on Monday rebuffed Ukraine's demand for a blanket visa ban on Russians, saying Washington would not want to close off pathways to refuge for Russia's dissidents and others who are vulnerable to human rights abuses.