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At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once-peaceful community near Haiti’s capital earlier this week, the United Nations said Tuesday. It is believed to be one of the largest mass kidnappings in Haiti in recent years, and one gang leader is...

The European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, on Tuesday ruled for a second time that Turkey should release the jailed philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala. Judges found that his detention and conviction violated multiple provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. “The...

Serbia’s Justice Minister Nenad Vujic has once again called for the release of the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic. On Tuesday, he asked the UN war crimes court in The Hague to consider a new request by the family of the former Bosnian Serb military leader. Vujic made the plea in a letter to...

Bulgaria breached the human rights of dozens of Roma families in Sofia by demolishing their homes without giving them a chance to contest the decision, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday. The government must pay 10,000 euro in damages to each party to the case and reform its...

Armed men ambushed a patrol traveling to a remote area of South Sudan on Monday, killing two U.N. peacekeepers, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan said. Though violence is rampant in the African country, attacks against peacekeepers are rare. No group immediately claimed responsibility for...

The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday ratcheted up a joint call for countries to adopt bans and restrictions on use of autonomous weapons systems — often known as “killer robots” — warning that “the risks have intensified.” Building on an initial appeal three...

An amnesty for political offenses committed in Thailand over the past two decades took effect Monday, but the law excludes some of the more serious cases, including those involving lese majeste, or defaming the monarchy. The amnesty was introduced to promote reconciliation after past political...

Drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children and using them to perform potentially lethal tasks that include piloting explosives-laden drones, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Monday. The international watchdog said criminal organizations in the South...

The eastern DRC has been riven by decades of conflict with multiple armed groups fighting over its mineral-rich territory, including the M23, which seized further swaths of the region last year. Peace efforts led by Qatar and the United States last year sought to end the crisis, leading to the...

Russian forces have launched ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, killing at least 16 people and wounding 33, officials said. Explosions rang out across several districts of Kyiv early on Thursday, shaking buildings and setting off car alarms, according to the Kyiv Independent, a...