Myanmar court keeps journalists locked up in Rohingya case
The U.N. and other organizations urged the nation to immediately release the two Reuters journalists.
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Quarter century later, U.N. tribunal's anti-genocide work still 'unfinished'
The court in Rwanda convicted 61 people who bore the greatest responsibility, but eight fugitives remain at large.
U.S. strips visa from chief prosecutor of war crimes tribunal
The U.S. State Department said ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda can visit the U.S. only for "official U.N. purposes."
Students in Friday strike movement demand climate action worldwide
Climate protests organized in 2,083 cities across 125 nations made for one of the world's biggest ever demonstrations.
U.N. opens an investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder
U.N. special rapporteur Agnès Callamard requested and authorized the probe and her team now plans to visit Turkey.
Switzerland's multilateral traditions are put to the test in a popular vote
Even in international Switzerland, a third of all voters preferred to put 'Swiss law first' ahead of global cooperation.
U.N. review puts spotlight on China's treatment of ethnic minorities
A routine examination by the U.N. Human Rights Council looked at Chinese crackdowns on Uyghurs and Tibetans.
The United Nations has led 76 investigations in the past 55 years
As demands grow for a U.N. probe of Khashoggi's murder, an Arete News review finds just eight previous such orders.
Review of Saudi human rights tainted by journalist's murder
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi overshadowed the U.N. examination of Saudi Arabia's troubled human rights record.
Turkey says treaty will allow unobstructed Khashoggi probe
The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations will prevent the murder investigation from being 'concealed' by immunity.
Groups urge U.N. murder investigation in Khashoggi case
The U.N. chief faces calls to order an independent investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
Human rights experts outraged at Myanmar's crackdown on press
Newly installed U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet took on Myanmar by calling for the release of two journalists.
Frontier of machine learning raises questions and risks for human rights
International organizations are calling on governments and technology companies to adopt a human rights declaration.