Beijing says outgoing US secretary is 'notorious for lying and deceiving,' has concocted 'a malicious farce' with allegation of crimes against humanity

Serial rights abusers Syria, Venezuela and Russia also line up to grill Washington over detentions of migrant children, killings of unarmed Black men; last review was in 2015

Pompeo says consultations with UN have already begun to identify circumstances for removing measures 'at the earliest opportunity'

Human Rights Watch laments 'systematic absence of fair trials,' says 15 of those put to death were involved in violence following Sissi's overthrow of democratically elected Morsi

Judge says rights group didn't provide sufficient evidence that Israeli company, accused of multiple rights violations around the world, tracked its employee

Mada Masr says Lina Attalah was taken into custody outside Cairo’s Tora prison complex where she had been interviewing the mother of a jailed activist

Eyal Weizman was notified two days before travel that he could not use visa waiver to enter; officials told him it could be anything from people he knows to hotels where he stayed

Analysts say crackdown on academics, particularly by Iran, comes as on-the-ground research becomes increasingly vital for understanding political, socio-economic dynamics in region

After right group says up to 200 demonstrators believed killed in nationwide protests, US leader lambastes 'tremendous violence,' while Germany condemns 'disproportionate action'

At it embraces socially conscious investing, concerns surround $233 million in Novalpina Capital, majority owner of NSO Group