New York, December 14 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an investigation into the fresh outbreak of violence in Burundi that led to the deaths of 87 people. The international rights body’s researcher for Burundi, Carina Tertsakian, said in a statement on Sunday that a “serious, independent investigation is urgently needed to find out the exact circumstances in which these people were killed."... More
Sanaa, December 14 (RHC)-- The latest Saudi attacks on Yemen have killed at least six people in the southern province of Lahij. Fighter jets also pounded Harad district in Hajjah province, killing 11 people and wounding a dozen more. ... More
Islamabad, December 14 (RHC)-- A bomb blast has killed at least ten people and wounded 30 others in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region. ... More
Turkmenistan, December 14 (RHC)-- Iran’s first vice president has called for more cooperation with Turkey against terrorism and extremism. ... More
Pod-Grit-Se, December 14 (RHC)-- Thousands of Montenegrins have staged a massive rally against their country’s possible membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ... More
Austin, December 14 (RHC)-- A group of protesters in the U.S. state of Texas, half of them armed with rifles, have rallied against refugees and Muslims. ... More
Washington, December 14 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has called for unity among Americans, warning that prejudice and discrimination against Muslims undermines the country’s national security. ... More
Havana, December 14 (RHC-PL) -- The 37th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema concluded on Sunday in Havana, after a ceremony to present the Coral Awards at the emblematic "Charles Chaplin" movie theater in the Cuban capital. ... More
Sao Paulo, December 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazil's opposition may have suffered a setback on Sunday, after protests calling for the ousting of President Dilma Rousseff struggled to get people into the streets.... More
Mexico City, December 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican Attorney General's Office located 184 mass graves in the country between January 2010 and June 2015, which contained 573 bodies.... More
Mexico City, December 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The northern Mexican state of Jalisco has suffered a 500 percent increase in torture complaints against security forces this year, Mexico’s Reforma newspaper reported on Sunday.... More
Buenos Aires, December 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentinians may soon see the end of a communications law designed to limit the dominance of big media corporations and create space for smaller outlets and alternative voices, Prensa Latina reported on Sunday. ... More
Caracas, December 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela’s chief climate negotiator plans to visit the tomb of former President Hugo Chavez as an homage to his important groundwork to push the world toward a stronger climate deal, Reuters reported on Sunday.... More
Rio de Janeiro, December 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazil unveiled the world's largest floating Christmas tree, in a traditional ceremony attended by nearly 200,000 people.... More
New York, December 12 (RHC)-- The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), has issued a call in Geneva to eradicate poverty and hunger in the world, calling them the root causes of most human rights violations in today's world.... More
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