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Former Telangana High Court Judge and Rights Commission Chief G. Chandrayya Dies at 72

Mourners highlight a legacy of legal aid and human rights.

UN Rights Experts Denounce U.S. Fuel Blockade of Cuba as ‘Energy Starvation’

ICC Judges Clear Duterte Case for Trial on Crimes Against Humanity

J Street Calls to End U.S. Military Subsidies to Israel by 2028

Six Retired Personnel Arrested in 2016 Cuttack Custodial Death

North Korea and Belarus Sign Friendship and Cooperation Treaty in Pyongyang

HRW: Al-Qaeda-Linked JNIM Executed 12 Truck Drivers in Mali Convoy Attack

ICC Opens Hearings on Duterte Over Alleged Crimes Against Humanity

Finland’s Orpo Heads to China for Jan. 25–28 Talks With Xi and Li

UK Pulls $1.15 Billion From Mozambique LNG as TotalEnergies Lines Up Replacement Funding

Cameroon Opposition Leader Anicet Ekane Dies in Custody as Government Opens Inquiry

Paris Opens Trial of Ex-Congolese Rebel Leader Roger Lumbala on Crimes Against Humanity

NHRC Demands Railways Records After Army Jawan Is Fatally Stabbed on Train

Freed Israeli-German Hostage Alleges Sexual Abuse in First Male Account Since Oct. 7

EU Says Tajikistan Violated ICC Obligations by Not Arresting Putin During Visit

Rights Group Says Exiled Bashar al-Assad Was Poisoned in Russia

UK Faces Backlash After Declining To Conclude Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza

U.S. Boycotts UN Human Rights Review Scheduled for Nov. 7

RSF Artillery Strikes Abu Shouk Camp, Killing at Least 31 Displaced Civilians

EU-China One-Day Summit Yields Limited Gains and Deep Divisions