People are now nearly three times more likely to be a victim of fraud than to be burgled, and nearly 19 times more likely to be a victim of fraud than to be mugged.
Member countries of the International Criminal Court should renew their commitment on International Justice Day, to defend and strengthen this important justice institution, Human Right Watch says.
The Government will set out its decision on a judge-led inquiry into British complicity in US rendition and torture later this week, de facto Deputy Prime Minister David Lidington MP announced
Survivors of gun violence in the USA are suffering further years of trauma and pain because of catastrophic medical expenses and excessive bureaucracy, says Amnesty International in a new report.
Over the last five years, more than 14,000 armed attacks on education took place in 34 conflict-affected countries that suffer these attacks systematically, new and updated data from the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack found.
The UN experts said that should the decree enter into force, it would seriously undermine the human rights of migrants, including asylum seekers, as well as victims of torture, of trafficking in persons and of other serious human rights abuses.