World & Nation
The Cold War is over, even within the Democratic Party, but one of its last bloody skirmishes is being fought over the job of assistant secretary of state for human rights in the Clinton Administration.
Dec. 17, 1992
U.N. human rights office report says China’s detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim groups in Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity.
Aug. 31, 2022
Some say that it was the ideal revolution.
May 3, 1988
Babylon & Beyond
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June 24, 2009
A human rights group says the Egyptian government has seized on the pandemic to accelerate a long-running campaign against dissent.
May 21, 2020
In a stunning reversal of his family’s fortunes, the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos appears to have won the presidency of the Philippines.
May 10, 2022
Human Rights Watch says an Israeli strike on an apartment building in Gaza last October killed at least 106 civilians, including 54 children.
April 4, 2024
World Now
Oct. 14, 2011
Mark Kabakov, a decorated World War II veteran who has found himself barred from traveling outside the Soviet Union because he had access to military secrets 17 years ago, expects no help from President Bush on this summit visit.
July 31, 1991
From Bosnia to China, from Haiti to Rwanda, America’s human-rights policy is a shambles.
Dec. 5, 1994