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December 16, 2019

White Helmets rescue group founder died from fall in Istanbul, investigators say

James Le Mesurier, the former British soldier who founded the White Helmets volunteer rescue group, died from a fall, Turkish forensic experts said. 

December 10, 2019

US sanctions Burmese military leaders for 'serious' human rights abuse'

The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four Burmese military leaders for long-alleged human rights abuses against Rohingya and other minorities. 

December 7, 2019

Bernie Sanders' sweeping broadband plan dubs high-speed internet a 'basic human right'

"The internet in this country costs too damn much," according to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who released a plan on Friday to spend $150 billion on high-speed, universal internet service.

November 30, 2019

Hong Kong protesters carry Trump's 'Rocky' photo in Thanksgiving rally

Pro-democracy protesters expressed thanksgiving for President Trump on Thursday, holding up a picture of him as the fictional boxer Rocky Balboa.

November 27, 2019

First of Vietnamese migrants found dead in UK truck repatriated amid human trafficking investigation

The bodies of sixteen of the 39 migrants found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck in the United Kingdom last month were repatriated to Vietnam early Wednesday and returned to next of kin, according to reports.  

November 25, 2019

North Korean defectors discuss psychological toll of forced abortions, sex slavery, child abandonment

The pain of losing her babies is still evident in the eyes of Kim Jeong Ah, a North Korean defector and mother. The life of the 43-year-old Hermit Kingdom survivor has been scarred by battle after battle, and all she can do now is pick up the pieces.

November 23, 2019

Brutal crackdown of Iran protesters points to increasing divide, leadership losing grip: 'The regime is afraid'

Frustration and anger have yet again gripped streets across Iran this week, in another spate of deadly protests and the increasing divide between citizens and the country’s religious regime.

October 26, 2019

Survivors and victims on shocking state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China

It’s the stuff of nightmares. And it has been buried from public view, hard to prove, and shrouded beneath the cloak of silence for almost two decades. But anecdotes and evidence are slowly bubbling to the surface that the organs of members of marginalized groups detained in Chinese prisons and labor camps are being unwillingly organ harvested.

October 22, 2019

Global walk to end human trafficking reaches millions: 'Slavery still exists'

Thousands of people walked in over 500 cities across 50 countries this weekend to help end modern-day slavery, an estimated $150 billion industry that sees less than one percent rescued.

October 17, 2019

Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council; US brands it an ‘embarrassment’

Venezuela on Thursday won a seat on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council -- a move that the U.S. quickly branded “an embarrassment” and further proof that its decision last year to leave the body was the right one.