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As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in…
As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in…
Country becomes first in world to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right as Macron seals amendment and pledges to push for lifting of restrictions…
In rural Tunisia, a mother toils in the fields to secure life-changing surgery for her daughter. From the cold of winter to the scorching heat…
A violent attack by would-be robbers steered Bolivian Lidia Mayta towards the martial art of taekwondo. Three years later, she helps train other Indigenous women…
Palestinian group has repeatedly denied allegations its fighters committed acts of sexual violence during the October 7 attack. A team of United Nations experts has…
The bill was approved in a 780-72 vote at an exceptional joint session of Parliament. French lawmakers have approved a bill that will enshrine the…
NewsFeedA Pakistani police officer is being hailed as a hero for negotiating the safe escort of a woman accused of blasphemy by a mob in…
United Nations experts are expressing alarm over reports of alleged human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. UN experts have expressed alarm over…
New proceedings are launched against the two journalists for posing without the mandatory hijab upon their release after more than a year in prison. Iran’s…
Today marks 100 days since Israel started its assault on Gaza. In that time, the death toll among Palestinians living in Gaza has risen to…
If I could have one wish for the new year, it would be for Britain’s criminal justice system to be reformed in a way that…
Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the UN preoccupation with Afghan women is unwarranted. The United Nations mission in Afghanistan is “deeply concerned” about Taliban…
Japan’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), the country’s first marine unit since World War II, is tasked to lead assaults from the sea in a…
Like many around the world, I am emotionally drained. I spend most of my waking hours scanning the news, reading about one tragedy after the…
I have sent the link and I am waiting for my students to join the Zoom session. I am teaching them English. I receive a…
Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specialising in complicated cases, fearing a fate…
Bajrang Punia says he will return state award to protest election of new president backed by predecessor accused of sexual assault. A top Indian male…
Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists…
Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, according to a new UN report.Key points:The report says women are…
Giada, a 30-year-old writer, lives in central Italy with her boyfriend, a shop assistant also in his thirties. After several unpaid internships, she finally secured…