School officials across Azerbaijan have been turning away girls wearing hijabs following the introduction of new government ...

Egyptian authorities should drop their case against Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent media outlet Mada Masr, ...

The New Cairo Misdemeanor Court convicted Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent news platform Mada Masr, of ...

It is as if a tsunami had hit the city,” said a resident who returned to Sudan’s El Fasher only to find it destroyed and ...

(Beirut) – Qatar Preventive Security Department forces have arbitrarily arrested lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and subjected them to ill-treatment in detention, Human Rights ...

The European Commission should tighten controls over exports of surveillance technology from European Union (EU) member states.

(Beirut) – A Saudi court has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison on charges related to his peaceful social media activity, Human Rights Watch said today. The conviction is the latest example of ...

A South Korean government proposal would allow medication abortion in South Korea in 2027, but overly restrictive regulations ...

The 49-page report, “There Are No Independent Trade Unions in Vietnam: Hanoi’s Continuing Assault on Workers’ Right to ...

Formula One’s decision this week to bring a Grand Prix to Rwanda in the early 2030s could be an important moment for Africa.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has been reelected as Brazil’s president, should use his new term to tackle chronic human ...

The European Parliament on October 22, 2026, awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the International Criminal ...