The U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions over the weekend against two Taliban regime officials in Afghanistan, accusing the men of roles in the systemic “repression of women and girls.” The …
As It Happens6:45Son of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai calls on Canada, U.K. to demand his father’s release Sebastien Lai, son of the jailed Hong Kong media tycoon …
Minister of Sport Carla Qualtrough is expected to announce Monday the process the government will use to review systemic abuse and human rights violations in sports. Qualtrough told a forum in …
“Over time, the use of detention strayed well away from its original purpose and came to serve as a proxy for other agendas, such as the deterrence of maritime asylum …
Home Education Human Rights Day 2023: Why Is It Celebrated; Know History, Significance New Delhi: Every individual in this world, no matter in which country he/she may be in, deserves some …
WARNING: This story contains distressing images Israel ordered residents out of the centre of Gaza’s main southern city, Khan Younis, on Saturday and pounded the length of the Hamas-run enclave, after the …
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Friday his government suspected a human trafficking network was behind the rising number of Rohingya refugees reaching his country by boat. The mostly Muslim …
Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who left Hong Kong for Canada and won’t return to meet her bail conditions, said Thursday she felt still under the watch of the Chinese territory’s …
Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in an expanding offensive into southern Gaza on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians to cram into a city close to …
Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release. Fujimori, 85, was serving …