/tags/human-rights human rights en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 03 Sep 2025 02:18:50 GMT /immigration/2025-09-02/human-rights-watch-condemns-inhumane-conditions-for-immigrants-detained-at-guantanamo The human rights organization's findings are based on interviews with 20 Venezuelan immigrants who were secretly transferred to the base and held for up to 16 days before being deported. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 02:18:50 GMT /immigration/2025-09-02/human-rights-watch-condemns-inhumane-conditions-for-immigrants-detained-at-guantanamo Sergio R. Bustos /immigration/2025-08-05/judge-orders-florida-federal-officials-to-produce-alligator-alcatraz-agreements Federal and state officials in Florida must produce agreements showing which government agency or private contractor has legal authority to detain people or perform immigration officer roles at "Alligator Alcatraz," the immigration detention facility in the Everglades, a federal judge said Monday. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:29:48 GMT /immigration/2025-08-05/judge-orders-florida-federal-officials-to-produce-alligator-alcatraz-agreements Mike Schneider | The Associated Press /americas/2025-07-28/human-rights-watch-venezuelas-maduro-regime-employs-systematic-repression-against-critics The report, released Monday, accuses Maduro’s administration of politically motivated arrests and widespread human rights violations following an election last July marred by allegations of fraud. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:11:49 GMT /americas/2025-07-28/human-rights-watch-venezuelas-maduro-regime-employs-systematic-repression-against-critics Elizabeth Insuasti /americas/2025-07-25/us-lawmakers-sound-alarm-over-escalating-violence-in-colombia A congressional hearing hosted by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is warning that a surge in violence against Colombian human rights defenders and social leaders threatens to unravel years of progress toward peace. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:15:25 GMT /americas/2025-07-25/us-lawmakers-sound-alarm-over-escalating-violence-in-colombia Elizabeth Insuasti /news-in-brief/2025-05-01/venezuela-dictatorship-human-rights-reports The global watchdog Human Rights Watch has issued a scathing new report on the Venezuelan regime’s repression following the presidential election it stole last summer. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:39:17 GMT /news-in-brief/2025-05-01/venezuela-dictatorship-human-rights-reports Tim Padgett /americas/2024-12-14/top-human-rights-attorney-quits-international-court-over-failure-to-prosecute-venezuela A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government for crimes against humanity, The Associated Press has learned. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:20:16 GMT /americas/2024-12-14/top-human-rights-attorney-quits-international-court-over-failure-to-prosecute-venezuela Joshua Goodman | Associated Press /news/2022-10-21/whats-in-the-so-called-dont-say-gay-bill-that-could-impact-the-whole-country If the bill were to become law, it could affect not only schools but also programs, events and literature at any federally-funded institution. But its prospects are dim for now. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:30:00 GMT /news/2022-10-21/whats-in-the-so-called-dont-say-gay-bill-that-could-impact-the-whole-country Laurel Wamsley /2022-08-02/pelosi-has-landed-in-taiwan-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making an unannounced, but widely anticipated, stop in Taiwan. The move is expected to increase already heightened tensions between the U.S. and China. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 15:00:07 GMT /2022-08-02/pelosi-has-landed-in-taiwan-heres-why-thats-a-big-deal Barbara Sprunt, Emily Feng /news/2022-07-14/biden-stops-short-of-saying-he-will-raise-khashoggis-killing-in-saudi-arabia President Biden said "I always bring up human rights" on foreign trips, but stopped short of saying he would raise the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he meets Saudi leaders. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:12:21 GMT /news/2022-07-14/biden-stops-short-of-saying-he-will-raise-khashoggis-killing-in-saudi-arabia Eric McDaniel /news/2021-08-11/cuomo-scandal-prompts-reckoning-at-lgbtq-group-human-rights-campaign The sexual harassment investigation and impending resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has entangled multiple Cuomo allies, including the leader of the LGBTQ group the Human Rights Campaign. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:46:07 GMT /news/2021-08-11/cuomo-scandal-prompts-reckoning-at-lgbtq-group-human-rights-campaign Tom Dreisbach