Human Rights
Burkina Faso bans "homosexuality and associated practices" as Africa's coup belt lurches away from the West
Johannesburg — The military...
Supporters say China's Sophia Huang Xueqin, #MeToo journalist and activist, sentenced to jail for "subversion"
Prominent #MeToo journalist...
The Taliban banned Afghan girls from school 1,000 days ago, but some brave young women refuse to accept it.
June 8 marks 1,000 days sinc...
In Beijing, Blinken and Xi stress need for continued U.S.-China dialogue to avoid "any miscommunications"
Beijing — U.S. Secretary of...
Thailand lawmakers pass landmark LGBTQ marriage equality bill
Bangkok — Lawmakers in Thail...
Ghana's parliament passes strict new anti-LGBTQ legislation to extend sentences and expand scope
Johannesburg — Ghana's parli...
Taliban detains dozens of women in Afghanistan for breaking hijab rules with "modeling"
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers...
"Irreversible damage" for boys and girls in Taliban schools "will haunt Afghanistan's future," report warns
The U.S. Treasury announced...
Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch on Friday...
2023 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Narges Mohammadi, women's rights activist jailed in Iran
Narges Mohammadi, a jailed I...
Nobel Peace Prize to Mohammadi is politicising human rights issue: Iran media
Iran's state news agency IRN...
9 years later, families of 43 abducted Mexican students march to demand answers
Chanting from one to 43, rel...
Indonesian woman sentenced to prison for blasphemy after saying Muslim prayer then eating pork on TikTok
Palembang, Indonesia — A cou...
Iran thwarts Mahsa Amini's family from marking her 1st death anniversary
Iranian authorities on Satur...
North Korea’s borders are creaking open
The gates of North Korea, cl...
More than 60 "gay suspects" detained at same-sex wedding in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria — Police in N...
Saudi Arabia reportedly sentences man to death for criticizing government on social media
Dubai — Saudi Arabia has sen...
Ethiopia launching joint investigation with Saudi Arabia after report alleges hundreds of migrants killed by border guards
Ethiopia will launch a joint...
"They fired on us like rain": Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, Human Rights Watch says
Saudi border guards fired "l...
Norwegian mass killer sues state over human rights for 'extreme' isolation in custody
Norwegian mass killer Anders...
