‘We were not allowed to serve food to our fathers when we had our period’ | Women’s Rights
"When I was young, a girl who got her first period was scared and frightened," Burkinabe grandmother Marie, 73, tells her daughter, Aminata, and teenage…
Police in Australia apologise for role in stealing indigenous children | Indigenous Rights
NewsFeedThe police force in the Australian state of Victoria has issued an apology for its role in forcibly taking Indigenous children from their families during…
Rights groups demand Biden halt Israel arms transfers after ICJ ruling | Gaza News
Rights groups have renewed calls for US President Joe Biden to halt weapons transfers to Israel, after the United Nations’ top court ordered the Israeli…
Small Town Safe House: Gender-based violence in a South African town | Women’s Rights
In a town plagued by rape and murder, a community worker is determined to help vulnerable young women. In Bredasdorp, South Africa, a series of…
India chemical factory fire kills at least eight, injures dozens | Workers’ Rights News
Police file culpable homicide charges, including negligence in handling toxic substances, against factory owners. An explosion and fire at a chemical factory in western India…
Israel’s war on Gaza: Rights groups urge Biden to oppose threats to ICC | Gaza News
US lawmakers are pushing to sanction International Criminal Court over prosecutor’s push to seek Israel arrest warrants. Human rights groups are urging US President Joe…
Where is Ahmad Farhad? The mysterious case of Pakistan’s missing poet | Civil Rights News
Islamabad, Pakistan — A missing poet. A desperate family. A powerful security apparatus. And a court trying to decode conflicting claims in order to dispense justice. Those…
‘We love Taiwan’: Domestic workers hope for more from new President Lai | Workers’ Rights News
Taipei, Taiwan – As Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te begins his four-year term, the democratic island’s legions of Southeast Asian migrant domestic workers are hoping…
‘Grim reminder’: Sri Lanka’s Tamils mark 15 years since end of civil war | Human Rights News
Ceremony held at memorial site in Mullivaikkal village despite reports of heavy surveillance and allegations of intimidation. Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil community is marking 15…
South Dakota and Colorado to vote on abortion rights initiatives
Voters in Colorado and South Dakota will have a say on abortion rights this fall after enough signatures were collected to put measures on ballots…
Tunisian lawyers defiant as government cracks down on all voices | Human Rights News
Tunis, Tunisia – Hundreds of black-clad lawyers filled the narrow Boulevard Ben Bnet outside Tunis’s bar association headquarters as they protested the arrests of two of…
Why are protests against France raging in New Caledonia? | Indigenous Rights News
Violent protests against new voting rules imposed by France, along with looting and arson attacks, have rocked the French Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia…
DOJ investigating alleged civil rights abuses at Kentucky youth detention centers
May 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a civil rights investigation at eight Kentucky youth detention centers and one youth development…
Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds for crucial votes
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the state Capitol ahead of crucial…
Israeli forces attacked ‘known aid worker locations’ in Gaza: Rights group | Israel War on Gaza News
Human Rights Watch says aid workers’ convoys and facilities have been targeted at least eight times since last October. Israeli forces have attacked humanitarian aid…
Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years | Human Rights News
Former Australian Army lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months for revealing information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.…
Caster Semenya: Grand Chamber of European Court of Human Rights to hear case on Wednesday
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will hear the case involving middle-distance runner Caster Semenya on Wednesday before a final ruling.Semenya,…
Masked Tunisian police arrest prominent lawyer for media comments | Human Rights News
A prominent Tunisian lawyer and two journalists were arrested on Saturday night in the latest move of a presidential administration that has shown little tolerance…
UNGA votes in favour of expanding Palestine’s rights | United Nations
NewsFeedWith overwhelming support, Palestine has been granted expanded rights and privileges in its status at the UN. 143 nations voted in favour, with 9 against…
U.N. resolution grants Palestinians new rights, revives membership bid
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestinians and called on the…