human rights

Afghanistan's Taliban regime arrested a well-known education campaigner this week for his work and for holding "meetings with Westerners," as the Islamic hardliners continue their efforts to stamp out dissent and keep girls out of…

France’s National Assembly is due to adopt a law on Tuesday ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Article 7 is the most controversial aspect of this law, as it will allow AI video surveillance to be used to…

Thousands of Afghans who escaped their country after the Taliban's shocking 2021 takeover are still being "arbitrarily detained" in a camp in the United Arab Emirates without fair access to processes by which they can apply for…

To many online, Maureen A Huebel almost doesn’t seem like a real person.The vociferously anti-American Twitter account posts a constant stream of pro-China — and more recently, pro-Russia — messages to her 3000 followers, with an unusual…

Islamabad — As the world marks International Women's Day on Wednesday, the women of Afghanistan have little to celebrate. The Taliban regime has methodically stripped them of their basic rights since reclaiming power over the…

Accused human-trafficking rapist Andrew Tate inflamed conspiracy theories by flashing a mystery hand signal when he arrived at a Romanian court on Monday for his latest doomed bid to get out of jail.The incendiary influencer made a diamond…

A Tasmanian school has come under fire for removing the cubicle doors in student toilet facilities in an apparent bid to combat misbehaviour, including vaping.Parents of New Norfolk High School in the state’s Derwent Valley are fighting…

Russian tycoon Dmitry Zelenov’s highly suspicious death made headlines across the globe in December.And now, his name is in the spotlight once again as an ugly family feud erupts over his vast fortune.The 50-year-old property mogul died in…

The United Nations apologized Friday for photos posted online of a senior delegation's security detail posing in front of the Taliban flag during a visit to Afghanistan this week. But U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told CBS News…

Government leaders in the U.K. pledged on Tuesday to revisit a piece of proposed legislation that would outlaw "conversion therapy" if passed — this time, with amended protections for transgender people in addition to other LGBTQ…