The following input draws from our research on women’s prisons in Japan as well as Japan’s “hostage justice” system. Based on ...

Videos of the incident show the woman arguing with police in Tehran after removing some of her clothes in protest of the ...

Natalia Nozadze from Amnesty International told BBC News that since Azerbaijan was announced as the host country for COP29 in ...

Two sessions are being held this week to allow residents to ask questions about a 4-year police and city reform plan released ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Israel of war crimes in a sprawling new report that argues the Israeli military has forcibly ...

Human Rights Watch says in a new report that Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, ...

Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza, where aid groups have warned that a monthlong ...

Legislators from Mexico’s ruling party have reelected the head of the National Human Rights Commission despite widespread ...

Human rights activists say imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months ...

Despite what hateful rhetoric suggests, transgender and nonbinary people have always existed throughout human history. Many cultures recognize transgender people in both societal and spiritual terms.

Votes are due to be held at the FIFA Congress next month to approve the 2030 and 2034 World Cups, though each has only a single bid. A combined bid of Morocco, Spain and Portugal is the sole bid for ...

Amnesty International has urged FIFA to halt the process of awarding Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup until major human rights reforms are announced.