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Women in Taliban Face New Transportation Nightmare: Burqas!

Women in Taliban Face New Transportation Nightmare: Burqas!

No longer does Fereydun, a motorized rickshaw driver from Herat in western Afghanistan, carry women. According to Fereydun, if he were to transport women who weren't fully clothed, the Taliban would beat him up and

Activists Continue to Raise Voices Against China Government Despite Intimidation Campaigns

Activists Continue to Raise Voices Against China Government Despite Intimidation Campaigns

China’s pattern of intimidation and threats against activists, protesters, dissidents, and their families has continued to raise concerns about human rights and freedom of expression. Despite facing grave risks, brave individuals in China have persisted

Unveiling Vietnam’s Hidden Reality: The Plight of Political Prisoners

Unveiling Vietnam’s Hidden Reality: The Plight of Political Prisoners

Vietnam is well known for its beautiful scenery, mouthwatering cuisine, and turbulent past. But behind this alluring front, the nation hides a sad reality: political tyranny and the illegal detention of many people who dare

Urgent Call for Restoring Human Rights in Niger Amid Coup Crisis

Urgent Call for Restoring Human Rights in Niger Amid Coup Crisis

The self-declared National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) conducted a military coup in Niger on July 26, 2023, which shocked the country and caused grave concerns about protecting fundamental human rights. Human

Republicans Say Parents Have No Right to Allow Their Children’s Gender Change

Republicans Say Parents Have No Right to Allow Their Children’s Gender Change

On Thursday, a Republican colleague used her defense of parental rights to attack blue-state laws that limit parents' ability to prevent their children from transitioning. US House Republicans on a panel advocating for the limited

Investigating Istanbul Police’s Alleged Abuse during Suruç Bombing Commemoration

Investigating Istanbul Police’s Alleged Abuse during Suruç Bombing Commemoration

During a commemoration of the 2015 Islamic State (ISIS) suicide bombing in Suruç, Turkey, on July 20, 2023, Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the Istanbul police of illegally detaining activists and mistreating them and their

UN Experts Raise Concerns About Uganda Security Forces Brutality and LGBTQ Discrimination

UN Experts Raise Concerns About Uganda Security Forces Brutality and LGBTQ Discrimination

A special UN panel of independent human rights experts raised concerns about arbitrary arrests and detention by police and security forces targeting political opponents, journalists, lawyers, human rights advocates, sex workers and the minority LGBTQ+

Afghanistan: UN Should Prioritize Rights

Afghanistan: UN Should Prioritize Rights

Human Rights Watch submitted today to the special coordinator leading a UN Security Council-mandated independent assessment of the international response to the Afghanistan crisis that it should prioritize human rights, especially women and girls' rights.

Italy’s Assault on Parental Rights: Endangering LGBTQ+ Families

Italy’s Assault on Parental Rights: Endangering LGBTQ+ Families

The right-wing government of Italy has recently adopted alarming measures to restrict the parental rights of LGBTQ+ families, focusing in particular on lesbian couples and their children. This worrying circumstance has resulted in retroactively deleting

Human Rights at Sea: The Geneva Declaration

Human Rights at Sea: The Geneva Declaration

According to Live Jacob Sydness, Vice President of Sustainable Business, and Neil Henderson, Senior Executive, Industry Liaison of Gard P&I Club, history has shown that, as with many progressive steps in the field of human