#human rights

UK urged to help free British-Egyptian woman arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism

Lawyers say Eman el-Shazly, a Birmingham mother of four, was detained on 16 August in an effort to silence her sister Mona, a vocal critic of the Egyptian government.

UN: Half of Afghan Women Rarely Leave Home as Taliban Restrictions Deepen

A new UN assessment finds that mobility curbs, education bans, and fear of enforcement have confined large portions of Afghanistan's female population to their homes nearly five years after the Taliban takeover.

Sudan's war-born children lack legal identity

Babies born from rape in Sudan's civil war are often unable to obtain birth certificates, locking them out of vaccinations, school, and official recognition for life.

Aung San Suu Kyi seen in photos with ICRC official

US reportedly considers blocking France's ambassador pick over human rights spat