Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan
It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s rights continue to be under attack. On Thursday, UN Human Rights…
How Indigenous voices are using social media to reclaim their identity | Indigenous Rights
Indigenous voices turn to social media to reclaim their identity, creating community and challenging stereotypes one post at a time. Indigenous voices are turning to…
Thai Rights Commission Links Officials to ‘Disappearance’ of 9 Exiles
Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission on June 10 boldly entered uncharted waters by accusing state officials of the enforced disappearance of nine exiled Thai activists…
Senate to vote on Democratic package to protect rights to IVF
1 of 2 | The Senate will vote Thursday on a package of bills aiming to protect access to in vitro fertilization. File Photo by…
Supreme Court says LGBTQ employees have civil rights protection
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court declared Monday that the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination nationwide. The 6-3 ruling, one…
Rights advocates slam Biden’s ‘draconian’ asylum curbs at US-Mexico border | US-Mexico Border News
Immigrant rights advocates have slammed President Joe Biden’s new curbs on asylum at the United States-Mexico border, describing the policy as “the most draconian” move…
Poll: U.S. has caught up to California on views of LGBTQ+ rights
As the state with the largest LGBTQ+ population, and one that’s been shaped by the liberal politics of Los Angeles and San Francisco, California has…
Fifa urged by Amnesty International to uphold human rights at 2030 and 2034 World Cups
Steve Cockburn, Amnesty’s Head of Labour Rights and Sports, said: "With only a single bid to host each tournament and major human rights concerns surrounding…
The art project aiming to keep Australia’s Indigenous people out of jail | Indigenous Rights News
Melbourne, Australia – More Indigenous people are behind bars in Australia than ever before, making them the world’s most imprisoned people. Despite making up 3.8…
Arizona is a political testing ground for abortion rights
TEMPE, Ariz. — On a recent sunny morning, Riley Heesch stopped outside a coffee shop and signed her name to a petition aimed at putting…
Papuans head to Indonesian court to protect forests from palm oil | Indigenous Rights News
Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country’s Supreme Court in Jakarta calling for their traditional land…
‘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…