Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will send senior federal law enforcement officials to Haiti as soon as possible to help...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin public transport operator BVG will stop using the German term "schwarzfahren" (or "blackriding") to describe travelling...

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's frustrations with Afghanistan boiled over more than a decade ago, and they...

(Changes percentage in headline and lead to 74% (from 40%) after World Food Programme corrects its figures) By Maytaal Angel...

CAIRO (Reuters) - The sentencing on human trafficking charges of two Egyptian women with large followings on social media sites...

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government has proposed the introduction of personal sanctions against 52 Belarusian officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko's...

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday strongly defended his decision to pull U.S. military forces...

(Corrects amount stolen in paragraph 5 to S$30,450 from S$30,000) SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A court in Singapore on Wednesday sentenced...

By Maha El Dahan and Imad Creidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Sorbonne-educated Chryssoula Fayad spent nearly two decades teaching history and...

By Krisztina Than and Gabriela Baczynska BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vowed on Thursday he would not...

By Gergely Szakacs and Alicja Ptak BUDAPEST (Reuters) - When Hungary passed legislation last month curbing children's access to discussion...

By Arthur Neslen BRUSSELS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Hungarian law banning the promotion of homosexuality in schools came into...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court on Thursday ordered a longtime political activist back to prison over an old offense,...

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is ready to extend its support and expertise on migration to Lithuania, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu...

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - The widely monitored national security case of 47 Hong Kong democracy activists charged...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering offering an expedited visa path for vulnerable Afghans including women politicians, journalists,...

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada is planning to take in hundreds of vulnerable Afghan interpreters, embassy staff...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it was concerned about reports that China had restricted use...

By Pak Yiu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese tech giant Tencent's WeChat social media platform has deleted dozens of LGBT accounts...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman said he held "a great meeting" on Wednesday with U.S....