Mavra Bari had intended to take part in a march for International Women's Day in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, but spent ...

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Under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, human rights organizations and international observers have reported a significant and systematic increase in the ...

Some critics say that such monitoring infringes on workers' rights and creates a culture of mistrust.

A little-known state law is getting new attention as families and advocates for people with serious mental illness look for more ways to reach those who refuse help. For June Dudas, the issue took on ...

In the suffocating darkness of a sealed shipping container, every thud signalled to Ibrahim Noureldin that one more detainee had died in the crush as Sudanese paramilitary fighters kept forcing more ...

Rare testimonies from formerly detained people reveal the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces' horrific abuse in North Darfur's ...

Neighbours moved out and a strange noise came from the 'empty' house. Find out what UK law says and how to help a cat left behind.