Human Rights

Ahmed Alaa, shown here in Cairo, spent three months in prison for raising a rainbow flag at the concert of a Lebanese band in Cairo last year.

World News

After Crackdown, Egypt's LGBT Community Contemplates 'Dark Future'

4:22pm June 18, 2018

by Jane Arraf

Homosexuality isn't illegal in Egypt but human rights groups say other laws have been used to target LGBT Egyptians. "Prison killed me. It destroyed me," says an Egyptian woman jailed after a concert.

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South Koreans protest against the April 27 inter-Korean summit, when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met at the border.

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Will Trump Raise North Korea's Human Rights Abuses At Summit With Kim Jong Un?

5:53pm June 07, 2018

by Elise Hu

"No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship of North Korea," the president said in January. Human rights experts fear the issue may be ignored now.

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The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's chief commissioner, Les Allamby, speaks to members of the media outside of the Supreme Court in London on Thursday. The court said it could not rule on the commissions' challenge to Northern Ireland's strict

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Court Allows Northern Ireland's Abortion Law To Stand — But Says It Violates Rights

7:46am June 07, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

On technical grounds, the U.K.'s Supreme Court rejected an attempt to overturn strict abortion limits in Northern Ireland. But the court also said that the law is incompatible with human rights.

Vogue Arabia's June cover stirred controversy by featuring Princess Hayfa bint Abdullah Al Saud in a car, while activists who fought to lift the ban on female drivers in Saudi Arabia remain in custody. A feature article describes the princess as a "drivin

Vogue Cover Of Saudi Princess In The Driver's Seat Sparks Controversy

6:27pm June 01, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Vogue Arabia meant to celebrate "the trailblazing women of Saudi Arabia" before a ban on female drivers is lifted. Instead, critics said the photo overlooked women who fought for the right to drive.

Saudi activist Aziza al-Yousef was arrested this week, along with other women's activists. In this March 29, 2014 photo, she drives a car on a highway in Riyadh as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving.

Saudi Women's Activists Arrested Ahead Of Driving Ban

4:47pm May 20, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

For years they fought for the right to drive and an end to their country's male guardianship system. This week they were taken into custody by authorities.

Jude Sabio displays the communication he submitted to the International Criminal Court. He says he felt it was his duty to bring President Duterte's war on drugs to the attention of prosecutors.

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Philippine Lawyer Faces Death Threats After Filing Case At The Hague Against Duterte

8:43am May 05, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

Jude Sabio filed an International Criminal Court case against President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity in the war on drugs. "I'm afraid that I'll be killed at any time," Sabio says.

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Survivors of and relatives of those killed in attacks in the West Bank and Gaza wanted to hold Arab Bank accountable in U.S. courts.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Holds Foreign Corporations Cannot Be Held Liable For Terrorism Claims

2:08pm April 24, 2018

In a 5-4 decision, the court's conservatives effectively ended all human rights lawsuits against overseas corporations tied to terrorism and the United States.

Anti-government protesters gather below the one metal tree sculpture remaining after pulling down a second one, a monument that is emblematic of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, at the Jean Paul Jennie round-about in Managua, Nicaragu

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Nicaragua's President Withdraws Social Security Reforms That Sparked Violent Unrest

9:40pm April 22, 2018

by Alexis Diao

A local human rights group says at least 25 people have been killed, and that the government is to blame. Now, President Daniel Ortega has called off the planned changes to the welfare program.

Outgoing European human rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks (L) shares a joke with the Dalai Lama at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, in 2016.

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'It's A Very Different World Now,' Says Outgoing Human Rights Commissioner

7:00pm April 19, 2018

by Ari Shapiro

Nils Muiznieks has worked with the Council of Europe for the last six years. He shares his thoughts on the state of human rights, cultural racism, and the threat of war, genocide, and dictatorship.

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Gang Rape And Murder Of 8-Year-Old Girl Sparks Outrage Across India

8:34pm April 13, 2018

by Kamala Thiagarajan

According to the charges, the conspirators' motive for raping the child was to drive the Muslim family out of the area. Citizens are condemning the crime and encouraging each other to speak out.