Women on the front line | Women’s Rights
On International Women’s Day, Al Jazeera’s journalists Teresa Bo, Fahmida Miller, and Maram Humaid reflect on what it’s like to report from some of the…
Crossbow killer found guilty of raping ex-partner before murdering her | Women’s Rights News
Kyle Clifford found guilty of raping and murdering ex-girlfriend after triple killing in Bushey, northwest of London.A 26-year-old man who murdered three women in a…
‘A mockery’: Mass trial begins in Tunisia of political opponents | Human Rights News
The collective trial of around 40 opposition figures has gotten under way in Tunis, with rights groups claiming the crackdown on voices critical of Tunisian…
UN rights chief worried by ‘fundamental shift’ in US direction under Trump | Donald Trump News
Volker Turk tells the UN Human Rights Council that policies meant to protect marginalised people are being called ‘discriminatory’.The United Nations human rights chief has…
New York civil rights activist Hazel Dukes dies at 92
Photo courtesy of Pixnio March 1 (UPI) -- Former NAACP New York State Conference president and longtime civil rights activist Hazel Dukes died at age…
Mattel wins rights to make DC-themed action figures and toys
Mattel has reclaimed highly coveted rights to create action figures and collectibles based on DC characters such as Batman and Superman starting in the second…
Thailand deports 48 Uighurs to China despite human rights concerns | Uighur News
UN High Commmissioner for Refugees says it “deeply regrets” move and denounces Bangkok’s violation of international law.Thailand has deported at least 40 Uighurs to China’s…
Weakened Education Department could create gaps in civil rights protections
1 of 3 | Changes are coming to the Department of Education under the Trump administration and whether it closes or is significantly downsized, children…
Israeli tanks enter occupied West Bank for first time in decades | Human Rights News
Israeli forces have deployed their tanks in the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years as part of an intensified…
ICE agents may be planning a major operation in L.A. What are your rights?
Within the first days of the Trump administration, the president signed an executive order that promoted aggressive sweeps to round up and deport people living…
Spain’s ex-football chief Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault | Women’s Rights News
Rubialies found guilty of sexually assaulting footballer Jenni Hermoso by forcibly kissing her and ordered to pay fine.A Spanish court has found former football chief…
UN warns M23 advances threaten regional conflict in eastern DRC | Human Rights News
The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after taking two key cities, the United…
Bookstore raids in Kashmir by police prompt widespread criticism | Human Rights News
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir raided bookstores and seized 668 books linked to a major Islamic organisation in the disputed region, where strict controls on the…
Aboriginal group seeks $1.1bn in damages over Australia mining project | Indigenous Rights News
The Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation filed the landmark case against Western Australia’s state government.An Aboriginal group is seeking 1.8 billion Australian dollars ($1.15bn) in damages…
Native American activist Leonard Peltier released from US prison | Indigenous Rights News
Native American activist Leonard Peltier has left a Florida prison after nearly five decades behind bars, following a commutation from former United States President Joe…
UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC | Conflict News
Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC.UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on…
Has the protection of human rights gone out of fashion? | Human Rights
The global institutions meant to safeguard a rules-based order and respect for international law are in peril. Amnesty International is raising the alarm, saying the…
‘The attack on LGBTQIA+ rights is international’
LGBT+ History Month was founded in 2005. Although there have been many advances in LGBTQIA+ equality in the UK, it is clear that we are…
Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says | Human Rights News
UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.Scores of children caught up…
‘Our lifeline’: Kashmiris fear losing orchards, land to mega Modi projects | Indigenous Rights News
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Malik Haroon crouches on the ground covered with white frost on an early winter morning in Dafferpora village in Indian-administered Kashmir’s…