Human rights

Venezuela frees prominent opposition members as prisoner releases continue

This screen grab from May 23, 2025, shows Venezuela opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa being detained by Venezuelan law enforcement officers.

Bugs in food and sickness haunt immigrants held in Texas

A person holds a sign calling to protect, not detain, children as people gather during a demonstration and vigil outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, on Jan 28, 2026.

In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and UN face terrorist‑grade sanctions

United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese released a report on July 1, 2025, accusing major US companies of complicity in Israel's "ongoing genocide in Gaza".

Rights groups issue Florida travel alert ahead of World Cup, citing detention risks

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., U.S. - December 5, 2025 General view of the FIFA World Cup trophy during the draw Pool via REUTERS/Mandel Ngan

Azerbaijan hands long prison terms to former Karabakh officials

Arayik Harutyunyan, former leader of Nagorno-Karabakh, where ethnic Armenians maintained an unrecognised breakaway statelet for three decades until Azerbaijan restored military control in 2023, attends a court hearing in Baku, Azerbaijan February 5, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a video. Reuters TV/via REUTERS

Germany's Merz promises arms cooperation as he seeks more Qatari energy

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in Doha, Qatar, February 5, 2026. Amiri Diwan/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Turkey to stress need to update customs union with EU during commissioner's visit

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference after meeting with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

UN rights chief appeals for $509 million as crises mount and funding shrinks

Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends the Human Rights Council at the UN European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Nearly two dozen more prisoners freed in Venezuela, legal rights group says

The El Helicoide detention center, after Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, announced a proposed \"amnesty law' for hundreds of prisoners, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

Tunisian police arrest member of parliament who mocked president

Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends his swearing-in ceremony for his second term at the parliament in Tunis, Tunisia October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

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