human rights

Singapore executed a woman convicted of drug trafficking in 2018 despite pleas by human rights organisations to stop the hanging.

It's no secret that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not a supporter of the LGBTQ community.

Project bids that protect freedom of expression and human rights in Iraq are being welcomed by the British Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.

Last week, a group of masked individuals attacked Elena Milashina and Alexander Nemov. NGOs are calling on the Russian government to hold to account the perpetrators.

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has now decided to shut down women's beauty salons in the country as it gradually puts more restrictions on women.

Government officials in Russia have proposed a new bill that forbids transexual people from receiving gender-affirming healthcare services.

Women in Afghanistan cannot even attend schools and colleges, but the Taliban believes that they are living "free and dignified" lives.

The social and cultural biases against women have not shown any sign of progress in the last 10 years, according to the latest report by the United Nations.

The proposed legislation includes provisions such as increased penalties for those found to be facilitating illegal migration and reforms to the asylum system.

The "women, life, freedom" protests continue throughout the country, women continue to refuse the hijab and dancing is a new symbol of protest.

A new report released by UNICEF, the children's agency of the UN, says that South Asian countries have the highest number of child brides in the world.,

The government's newly-proposed Illegal Migration Bill may be "incompatible" with The European Convention on Human Rights, according to an immigration expert.

Thousands of women from different parts of the world have come out in support of the Iranian teenagers.

Women are being systematically targeted by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

The Taliban reportedly cut off the hands of four men convicted of theft and flogged nine men publicly.

A famous law professor in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to death for having a Twitter account.

The Taliban has said that it is merely "postponing" their education and not putting a permanent ban on it.

A 17-year-old girl was publicly attacked by 16 men in Iraq for dressing "immodestly" at a motorcycle race.

Several top football players were detained by Iranian police on New Year's Eve in Tehran.

Sara Khadem is reportedly planning to settle in Spain after photos of her taking part in an international tournament without a hijab went viral.

A 23-year-old man was executed in a public hanging carried out in the city of Mashhad, Iran.

The ultraconservative Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed 12 people in 10 days for drug offences, according to a human rights organisation.

Iranian security forces opened fire on anti-hijab protesters and beat women in capital Tehran.

Human rights groups are mobilising against the death sentence by stoning of a woman in Sudan.

Gay couples heading to Qatar to witness the Football World Cup in November should not expect to be able to kiss in the streets.

Three Saudi tribesmen have been sentenced to death for refusing to leave their homes to make way for the government's ambitious project Neom mega city.

The former England captain is one of the ambassadors for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Iran has now banned women from appearing in advertisements over an ice cream ad that went against "public decency."

The Taliban have put a fashion model, Ajmal Haqiqi, and his three colleagues in jail for allegedly insulting Islam and the Quran.

Life in Qatar was not easy for 35-year-old Nas Mohamed who had to constantly hide who he really was. He did not have the luxury to openly declare if he loved someone.