Human Rights
Taliban rule marked by killings, denial of women’s rights – U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 100 former Afghan national security forces and others have been killed since the Taliban takeover in August, most at…
French minister says no diplomatic boycott for Beijing Olympics
PARIS (Reuters) -France will not follow the lead of some other Western governments and launch a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing although human rights abuses in China…
U.S. wants private sector to operate with full information about China’s Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday said it wants the private sector to operate with full information about what is transpiring in Xinjiang, after the U.S. said…
U.S., five other countries urge Ethiopia to cease illegal detentions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six countries including the United States expressed concern on Monday over reports of widespread arrests by Ethiopia of Tigrayan citizens based on ethnicity in connection with the…
U.N. rights boss Bachelet denounces Suu Kyi conviction in ‘sham trial’
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday denounced a four-year jail term handed down to Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi after…
Western countries express concern over Afghan reprisals, Taliban reject accusations
BERLIN (Reuters) -The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former members of the Afghan…
Europe rights watchdog moves against Turkey over jailed philanthropist
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A European human rights watchdog told Turkey on Friday it was preparing "infringement proceedings" over its failure to release imprisoned philanthropist Osman Kavala, a…
U.N. urged to restore scrutiny of war crimes in Yemen
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Activist groups called on the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday to create a new panel of independent experts to collect and preserve evidence of…
EU extends human rights sanctions, including on Chinese officials
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union ambassadors approved the renewal of sanctions on four Chinese officials and one Chinese entity on Wednesday as part of an extension of a…
Khashoggi’s fiancee urges Justin Bieber to cancel Saudi performance
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The woman who was engaged to marry Jamal Khashoggi has asked singer Justin Bieber to cancel his scheduled Dec. 5 performance in Saudi Arabia's second-largest…
Swiss pursue ‘special path’ with big trade partner China -minister
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's foreign minister played down prospects for his neutral country to embrace Western sanctions against China over its human rights record as Bern pursues a "special path"…
Blinken says Egypt has more ‘issues of concern’ on human rights ahead of dialogue
By Simon Lewis and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken said on Monday that Egypt had more work to do on human rights amid calls for Washington…
