In the latest chapter of a decades-long human rights crisis, Egypt’s campaign to suppress dissent has escalated with the ...

Global Witness documented 117 defender killings last year (82%) in Latin America, with 48 in Colombia, which had the most ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the stand of several states on pleas seeking a stay on their respective anti-conversion ...

The state assembly passed the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025 -- which introduces sweeping measures to curb unlawful religious conversions -- on Tuesday.

The bench de-tagged a separate plea by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay seeking a ban on deceitful religious conversions.

Cambodian parliamentarians passed legislation on Monday allowing people who "collude" with foreign countries to be stripped of citizenship, a law rights groups fear will be used to banish dissent.

A U.N. report highlights North Korea's intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, including executions for watching foreign ...

A holiday park resident who bought her caravan for a fresh start says “draconian” rules have left her feeling “humiliated and ...

The stringent Public Safety Act allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years. This is the first time an MLA ...

Older people on benefits are growing worried about new legislation that could let authorities access their bank details, a ...

An epidemic of anti-LGBTQ+ violence is sweeping Nigeria, promoted on social media by conservative influencers and abetted by draconian laws in the central African nation that criminalize all same-sex ...