Since January 2026, Pakistan’s Tirah Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has remained the focal point of an ongoing ...

A US federal district judge on Thursday ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) violated the Internal Revenue Code by inappropriately handing thousands of taxpayers' confidential information ...

UN member states should do more to protect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in an oral statement on Thursday at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights ...

The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Siobhan Mullally, called on Thursday for increased global efforts to combat trafficking of children and refugees in Chad, urging local ...

A coalition of civil liberties associations warned that Vancouver's latest draft action plan fails to adequately address the risk of displacement facing the unsheltered population during the ...

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal quashed the fraud convictions against Apple Daily newspaper founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and its administrative director, Wong Wai Keung, on Thursday. The appellate ...

On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted, abused, and killed people with disabilities during their October 26 takeover of the long-besieged city of El ...

Rights group Amnesty  International reported on Wednesday that a Nigerian police unit known as Tiger Base, established to combat kidnapping and armed robbery in Imo State, has allegedly engaged in ...

A Japanese citizen was arrested and detained in Tehran, leading to formal demands from Japan for their immediate release, said Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki on Wednesday. While the ...

Amnesty International and human rights organizations released an open letter Wednesday to Lebanon's justice minister and deputy prime minister, urging the Lebanese government to provide clarity and ...

The United Nations on Tuesday warned that Somalia's hunger levels and acute food insecurity have steeply risen, almost doubling since last year, putting millions of children at risk of malnutrition.

US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday announced that the Trump administration would temporarily halt some Medicaid funding to Minnesota due to alleged misuse of public funds. During a conference ...