Although not widely known in American history, she left an indelible mark on the nation’s capital as a savvy lobbyist and human rights activist. During the 1960s, she worked at the grassroots level to ...

Concern over human rights violations, lack of action by the U.S. Congress and frustration with President Donald Trump's ...

The U.N.’s top human rights body has agreed to set up an ongoing probe of human rights violations in Afghanistan under the Taliban, including against women and girls, in a measure pushed for by the Eu ...

Iraq’s new Ja’afari Personal Status Code, passed by parliament on August 27, discriminates against women by favoring men in ...

While rights for women have steadily improved over the past decade under the modernising reforms of Crown Prince Mohammed bin ...

This follows earlier action by the Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture, confiscating hundreds of books from libraries and bookshops in major cities like Kabul and Herat. The titles covered ...

A global swing by governments seeking to assert control has meant repercussions for women, including attempts to delegitimize ...

The 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing is perhaps best known for the phrase "women's rights are human rights," spoken by then-U.S. first lady Hillary Clinton, later ...

United Nations member States are formulating their positions on a proposed treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity, ahead of a January 2026 “preparatory committee” meeting that will lay ...

The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid growing ...

Four jailed Saudi women's rights activists were given a rare appearance in court on Wednesday, the family of one of them said, as the kingdom's human rights record faces new scrutiny following the ...

UN Watch and human rights activists criticize the Human Rights Council's appointment of Iranian and Chinese officials as ...