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Officials discovered another mass grave in Sinjar, Iraq, containing bodies of Yazidis, including children, who refused to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Sunday he deeply regretted the news that 47 people had been executed in a single day in Saudi Arabia, and deplored the execution...

Up to 400 abducted Yazidi children are reportedly being trained as potential suicide bombers by Isis.

This art contest seeks to capture actions, moments and ideas that are promoting happiness in schools

At the close of 2015, Zogby Research Services (ZRS) conducted face to face polling of 5,374 Muslim youth between the ages of 15 to 34 in eight Arab countries: Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE,...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Makarim Wibisono, today submitted his resignation to the President of the Human Rights...

[JURIST] The head of the UK's Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) [official website], charged with looking into alleged abuses committed during the war in Iraq, said Saturday that UK soldiers may...

Saudi Arabia enjoys the support of allies like the U.S. and U.K. at the human rights body.

The European Union’s (DEVCO & ECHO) generous $1.8 million contribution reaffirms the international community’s commitment in supporting the Islamic Republic of Iran in hosting more than 950,000...

The newyear ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders last September at the United Nations. The new Agenda calls...

Statement issued by the al-Nimr family council following the martyrdom of the late freedom fighter, Ayatollah Nimr Baqer al-Nimr

The attack of Nigerian forces against the country's Shia on 13 December in Saria, was a bloody incident which requires the application of criminal justice against the perpetrators of these crimes.

Saudi Arabia has executed the prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, the interior ministry said.

Saudi Arabia has executed the prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, the interior ministry said.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Education with support of UNICEF Iran Office, held a one-day seminar on New-born Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Programme (NIDCAP) in Imam...

More than 16 million babies were born in conflict zones in 2015 – 1 in 8 of all births worldwide this year – UNICEF said today, a figure that underscores the vulnerability faced by increasing...

"Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being." Mahatma Gandhi

An increasing number of US cities are declaring states of emergency as homelessness is becoming more prevalent and a serious issue to deal with, reports say.

human rights activists, scholars, researchers, lawyers, government officials, university professors and students gathered at the Islamic Human Rights Commission on Human Rights Day 2015

British missiles and jets made and sold to the Saudis are part of a war that the Government wants us to overlook