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Philippine Senator Estrada Surrenders Over Plunder Charges

Manil-Philippine Senator Jose Jinggoy Estrada surrendered to police on Monday after an anti-graft court ordered his arrest on plunder charges

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Vanished Syrian Siblings Presumed Dead After 13-Year Search

Damascus – Syria’s National Commission for Missing Persons said on Saturday it had concluded with a high degree of certainty

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UN-Backed Charter Seeks Stronger Global Protections and Justice for Torture Survivors

“Torture does not end when the abuse stops… its effects continue in the body, the mind, family life, and economic

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Nepal’s Conflict Survivors Push for Justice as Women Lead Reform in Transitional Process

“If identity is lost, if dignity is lost, then there is no meaning to a life.” Women survivors of Nepal’s

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UN Report Flags Worsening Human Rights Conditions in Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule

“Afghanistan is a graveyard for human rights.” A United Nations human rights report has warned that conditions in Afghanistan continue

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Public Pension Errors in Britain Trigger Long-Term Debt Burdens for Retirees

“She has been told she will have paid everything she owes when she is 93.” A series of administrative errors

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Australia’s Most Decorated Soldier Arrested Over Afghanistan War Crime Allegations

Sydney — Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, was arrested on Tuesday and is set to be charged with

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Russian Court Jails Ex-Kursk Governor for Corruption

Moscow— A Russian court sentenced former Kursk region governor Alexei Smirnov to 14 years in prison for corruption, state news

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Ex-SAS Soldier Charged in Afghanistan War Crimes Case

Melbourne— An Australian former Special Air Service soldier has been charged with the murder of five unarmed Afghans during deployments

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Lebanon judge closes probe into 2020 Beirut port blast, file sent to prosecutor

Beirut — Lebanese investigating judge Tarek Bitar has completed his inquiry into the 2020 Beirut port explosion and referred the

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