Politics
Human Rights Group: Russian troops hold patients and hospital staff hostage in Mariupol
The Russian Defense Ministry accused Ukrainian forces of holding Mariupol residents hostage later that day
Human Rights
Mexican press attacked or threatened every 14 hours, says human rights group
There have been 2,304 attacks against the press in almost four years of Andrés Manuel López Obrador's government
Human Rights
Sen. Marco Rubio: U.S. must do more to defend human rights around the world
"As tyrants in our hemisphere maintain their illegitimate grip on power by subjecting their citizens to unimaginable hardships, the U.S. must reaffirm its unwavering support for the victims and not the oppressors," Rubio said
Human Rights
Report: Basic rights are under attack as Latin America continues to shift left
On Thursday, Human Rights Watch released its 752-page World Report 2022 warning that “Latin America is facing some of its gravest human rights challenges in decades"
Politics
More than 40,000 Syrians enlist to fight for Russia, human rights group says
Training centers and accommodations have reportedly been set up for Syrian troops in Belarus and Russia
Human Rights
U.N. denounces 700 cases of sexual violence against women and girls in Congo
The United Nations human rights chief offered a review of the situation in that country, shaken by decades of confrontations between the authorities and different armed groups
Politics
Anna Paulina Luna co-sponsors bill to abolish USAID, which funds human rights in Latin America
A handful of MAGA Republicans pushed the bill even though The Heritage Foundation reports that under President Donald Trump, the agency was highly effective
Crime
Leaked database reveals large-scale abuses in Salvadoran prisons
“This leaked database points to serious human rights violations committed during the state of emergency,” said the Human Rights Watch
Politics
House Dems blast Iran for terrorism, human rights record as Biden pushes to revive nuke deal
Biden granting sanctions relief to regime in bid to save nuclear accord, which experts warn would embolden Tehran to continue malign behavior