As the M23 seeks to advance after capturing the strategic city of Goma this week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ...

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The worsening conflict in eastern Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary executions, the ...

The war between Sudan’s army (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023 has killed tens of ...

At least 102 men have been executed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past week, with another 70 still set to be killed, officials have said. According to the Central African country’s ...

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has stated that the decision to abolish the death penalty ultimately rests with the Nigerian people. Kalu’s position ...

More than 170 inmates on death row were flown from Congo’s capital to a high-security prison in the north where they will be executed, Congolese authorities said. Seventy of the convicts were ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have expanded their presence in eastern Congo, capturing Goma, the region's major city. The UN ...

Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region’s major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over ...

U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk expressed alarm Tuesday at the sharp increase in executions in Iran and called on the Islamic Republic to halt all further executions of people facing the ...