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

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

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

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

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.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the ratification of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — one of the most consequential ...

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

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 ...

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