Two refugees granted asylum in Australia have brought a case against the government over delays in their citizenship applications. The…
For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we’re talking with Oren Yakobovich, CEO and co-founder of an organization based in London called Videre…
Kenya announced that closing the world’s largest refugee camp is the best way to deal with the nearly half a…
Just days after a young man died from self-immolation, another refugee at Australia’s Nauru detention center set herself on fire.…
The annual report by human rights group Amnesty International paints a bleak picture of global human rights in the past…
President Obama announced plans to visit Cuba next month, sparking debate over whether the timing of the visit – or the decision to…
More than 75 people are dead as the result of violent crackdowns on protests in Ethiopia. It is a rare instance of protest in the country where the government deploys the law and force to shut down opposition. Human Rights Watch decried the violence, arguing that the government is now allowing its citizens to peacefully demonstrate.
A U.N. special session is under way to discuss the escalating violence in Burundi. The country has been on edge since…
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that prohibiting the possession, production and consumption marijuana is unconstitutional. National laws against producing and consuming…
The Rwandan government stands accused of manipulating its poverty data. A report this week by France 24 cites sources who…