Commentary Rep. Michelle Steel, a California Republican whose parents fled communist North Korea and raised her in Japan, says it’s past time for the federal government to take action to prevent U.S. complicity or even assistance in China’s gruesome organ-harvesting practices. Steel and GOP Rep. Neal Dunn of Florida last week called on Secretary of…

The Biden administration has formally concluded that Russia committed “crimes against humanity” in Ukraine, according to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who told a security conference on Saturday that evidence examined by the U.S. State Department leaves “no doubt” that Russian forces have carried out atrocities. Harris made the remarks on Saturday at the Munich Security…

An advocacy group is calling on the Australian government to sanction Chinese officials for human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international non-governmental organization that works to raise awareness of human rights abuses globally, published an article on Sept. 13, urging the Australian government to “take firm action” against the…

KOBLENZ, Germany—A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. Anwar Raslan is the highest-ranking Syrian official so far convicted of the charge. The verdict was keenly anticipated by those who suffered abuse…

The House passes 3 bills to oppose the Chinese regime’s crimes against humanity, Pfizer releases a study about the Omicron variant, and the Senate is expected to vote to overturn President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate.

Over 120 Canadian officials from across the country sent anniversary greetings in support of Falun Dafa on May 13, commending the faith group’s peaceful resistance against persecution in communist China since 1999, as adherents held an online event to celebrate 29 years since Falun Dafa’s introduction to the public. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun…

BERLIN—Ten Belarusians have asked Germany’s federal prosecutor to open a criminal investigation against President Alexander Lukashenko and security officers for alleged crimes against humanity during a crackdown on protests. Lawyers who brought the case for the 10, who are now living across Europe, cited universal jurisdiction laws that allow Germany to try crimes against humanity…