Rights group says journalists facing ongoing persecution, intimidation, harassment and violence'

Wang Xining, the Chinese Embassy in Australia's deputy head of mission said he was quite sympatheti

Ruling comes just four months after same court ruled in favor of compensating women forced to work i

No reason was provided for the withdrawal

For the first time a lawsuit has been filed in China against a foreign scholar who is studying China

March 4 Justice marches sparked by allegations of rape lodged against members of ruling Liberal Pa

Malawi has so far registered 29,035 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 952 deaths

Experts say abundance, consistency of frequent allegations could bolster evidence of genocide

Six African journalists were killed in 2020, according to the International Federation of Journalist

Aid workers for international and Ethiopian aid groups said they had received multiple similar repor

Move is seen as a response to calls from various rights campaigners who have been lamenting lenient

Police officials overseeing security said at least 10,000 people were on the streets to participate

Government reintroduced restrictions on mass gatherings this week, after a jump in confirmed cases o

The all-female network JIN News has weathered raids, arrests and more to report on Kurdish and women

Police say beliefs that defiling a minor brings luck or wealth are in part behind the rise in sexual

Gunmen on motorcycles kidnapped more than 300 students in northwest Nigeria last Friday

In national address for Human Rights Day, leader says Malawi will also require teaching of human rig

In a motion that must still be approved by a federal judge, the Justice Department and lawyers for s

Organization has filed for bankruptcy with compensation up for negotiations

Recent cases have brought attention to the ongoing problem of rape and sexual abuse against the coun

Organizers urge Americans to vote out President Trump

The demonstrators say the law will hurt workers by reducing severance pay, removing restrictions on

Chakwera has been under public criticism in Malawi following pictures on social media showing him wi

Protesters accused President Lazarus Chakwera of failing to fulfill the Gender Equality Act, which r

WHO says it is outraged by these allegations and plans a thorough investigation

President Lazarus Chakwera's remarks come at times when country is easing some of measures that were

Experts see shadow pandemic' emerging in tandem with lockdowns, job losses and other changes to dai

After Germany's initial success in curbing the pandemic, infections are rising again

North Korean women forcibly sent home are subjected to horrific abuse, including imprisonment, tortu

Cabinet says it violates parents' rights by requiring schools to teach children about gender

The social network said the feature, currently available in 11 countries, directs users to local hel

UN experts say country has reported pattern of disappearances, torture'

DPP officials say the verdict demonstrated high levels of hypocrisy

TV commentators and politicians are taking sides on charges against Afghan immigrants

For more than a month the women have taken turns maintaining an around the clock sit-in on a highway

Activists from all walks of life gathered in Washington Saturday for the fourth Women's March, calli

Images critical of President Donald Trump had been blurred

Marches planned for Saturday in Washington and in cities across the United States

Jury selection in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial concluded Friday after an arduous two-week process,

Crackdown during 2018 election forced the closure of dozens of radio stations and newspapers, silenc

Hundreds of women camping on a road that connects New Delhi to a satellite town are holding one of t