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Death penalty disproportionately affects the African-American community and those suffering from mental illnesses, or a history of childhood abuse, figures show.

For many NGOs, the new Abraham Accords are not an opportunity to celebrate peace, mutual recognition and dialogue, but a catastrophe threatening their core business.

"U.S. politicians such as Pompeo arrogantly believe that Hong Kong's destiny is in their hands," a Global Times editorial said.

"Any country who has a binding agreement with the Chinese government" should no longer rely on it, HRW China Director Sophie Richardson told Newsweek.

The Israeli government and right-wing NGOs have sought to suppress the pro-Palestinian boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.

The report by Human Rights Watch accuses the Afghan forces, which are supported by the U.S., of "war crimes."

16 LGBT activists in Uganda were taken into custody for their own protection only to be arrested and subjected to forced anal examinations.

Turkey wants to clear Kurdish armed forces away from its southern border in "Operation Peace Spring."

The proposed statutes are "disastrous not only for women and religious and gender minorities, but for all Indonesians," said Human Rights Watch.

The website previously promoted an event called "Chechnya's Comeback"—urging readers to find and attack gay people. More recently, it has published the details of activists and journalists, campaigners say.

Chair of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, made the comments at a youth forum outside of Moscow.

Invoking language historically used to stigmatize immigrant populations, Ingraham likened letting migrants enter the U.S. to playing Russian Roulette.

Kushner had his first meeting with the Saudi prince following the killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October 2018.

Myanmar's de facto leader said the Reuters reporters "were not jailed for being journalists" but for breaking the colonial-era Official Secrets Act.

The rights group China Aid said Muslims were also being persecuted.

The sentences show a "further backsliding on rights under Aung San Suu Kyi's government."

"Some of my colleagues and I have been verbally told that we absolutely cannot accept political and security cases because we are not among the 20 listed lawyers."

The vice president urged a "full public accounting."

Ahmed Mansoor was part of a Human Rights Watch Advisory Committee.

"Entering a zone declared off-limits should not be a crime considered punishable by death," Human Rights Watch said.

The bill proposed jail sentences and hefty fines for anyone found guilty of publishing fake news.

The strongman leader says he is "sick and tired" of being accused of crimes against humanity.

Antipsychotics include Risperdal, Seroquel and Abilify and are typically used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, serious depression and anxiety and schizophrenia.

Human rights activists and the U.N. describe what is happening to the Muslim minority as "textbook ethnic cleansing."

The human rights group claims workers have been left unpaid, made to work in dangerous conditions or suffered reprisals for raising concerns.

For Kenya's August elections to be fair and free of violence, the media needs to be able to report without fear of reprisals.

Twenty-six people have died as a result of the months-long crackdown.

The font is meant to be a paean to "self-expression," but critics aren't convinced.

Rights groups have called for an end to "barrack brutality" in Thailand.

Bruno Fernandes de Souza was released after just seven years of a 22-year sentence.