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China Answers Review About Human Rights by Retaliating against the United States

Jun 28, 2015 11:56 AM EDT

In a report issued by the United States about human rights scorecards, China did not escape the criticism that came with the report, an incident that pushed the Asian country to also issue their own observation on the United States’ human rights laws.

Singer Rihanna arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala 2015

Artists Go All Out For Chinese-Themed Met Gala

Lorenze Visco |

May 06, 2015 05:09 AM EDT

Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Cara Delevingne, and Miley Cyrus are only but a handful of names that went attended and donned their most extravagant and decadent costumes for the annual Met Gala that carried the theme "China: Through the Looking Glass."

Gao Yu Sentenced to 7-Year Jail Term For Disclosure Of State Secrets

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 17, 2015 08:29 PM EDT

The Beijing No. 3 Intermediate Court sentenced on Friday to seven years prison term 71-year-old Gao Yu, a known Chinese journalist. She was found guilty of leaking state secrets to people overseas.

Women NPC delegates / Chinese Premier Le Keqiang

International Women's Day Activists Detained In China

Arlene Lim |

Mar 09, 2015 03:41 AM EDT

China has detained 10 women human rights activists to prevent them holding campaigns on International Women's Day, against sexual harassment on public transportation.

Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson Cleared Of Human Rights Charges In Michael Brown Shooting

Arlene Lim |

Mar 05, 2015 10:56 PM EST

Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, has been cleared of charges of human rights violations, the Justice Department declared on Wednesday.

11 Men Hanged In Jordan, 8-Year Execution Ban Lifted

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 22, 2014 12:49 AM EST

Jordan on Sunday executed eleven people, among 120 Jordanians who have committed capital crimes in the last ten years, just after the eight-year ban on death penalty was lifted.

China Weighs In On CIA Torture Report

Dan Weisman |

Dec 10, 2014 11:21 PM EST

With Human Rights Day being Wednesday, Xinhua news agency, China's official voice to the world, made sure to tweak the U.S. over its CIA torture report and self-appointed role as "defender of civil liberties globally."

Chimpanzees Have No Human Rights, New York Court Declares

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 04, 2014 11:48 PM EST

An animal rights group lost a lawsuit it filed against a New York couple who kept a 26-year-old chimpanzee in a cage. The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, in a unanimous decision, said since the chimpanzee is an animal, it does not have human rights.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper

North Korea Complains To Clapper About Human Rights Issue

Vittorio Hernandez |

Nov 16, 2014 11:11 PM EST

The rare invitation by North Korea to an American official to a dinner that led to the release of two detained U.S. citizens was part of Pyongyang's attempt to improve its international image.

The interior of a communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay in this file photo taken March 5, 2013.

U.S. Tells U.N. Torture Panel It Has Changed Interrogation Policy

Dan Weisman |

Nov 14, 2014 09:32 AM EST

U.S. officials told a United Nations panel Wednesday that the U.S. had tortured individuals under the Bush Administration following the Sept. 11 attacks, but was no longer doing so.

U.S. President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping at the APEC Welcome Banquet November 10, 2014.

U.S., China Set To Cooperate On Military Measures

Christl Leong |

Nov 12, 2014 08:01 AM EST

China and the United States are gearing to unveil plans aimed at averting the possibility of military conflict between the two powers as President's Xi Jinping and Barack Obama meet on Wednesday, according to U.S. officials cited by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.

British-Iranian Imprisoned For Watching Iran-Italy Volleyball Match

Christl Leong |

Nov 02, 2014 11:35 PM EST

A British-Iranian woman detained for trying to watch a men's volleyball tournament has been sentenced to one year in prison.

Iranian Rape Victim Executed For Murder Despite Clemency Pleas

Dan Weisman |

Oct 25, 2014 09:23 PM EDT

Convicted of murder by an Iranian court for killing a man who was raping her in self-defense, Reyhaneh Jabbari was executed by hanging Saturday morning at Tehran. With 600 executions in 2013, Iran was second only to China in that category.

U.N. Report: ISIS Puts Price Tags on Captured Girls and Women

Rhona Arcaya |

Oct 04, 2014 07:38 PM EDT

The United Nations has released a report claiming the Islamic State has opened an office to sell women and girls as goods in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Launches '@Large' Exhibit at Famous Alcatraz

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 25, 2014 02:37 AM EDT

In his latest protest, notorious Chinese rebel and artist Ai Weiwei used the United States' most popular former prison to lay focus on activists' plights while they are detained.

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