Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has agreed with a Pentagon recommendation to stick with the Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal...

GENEVA (Reuters) -China's envoy told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday that the U.S. army and the militaries of...

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - An Afghan mayor who fled to Germany said she would work in her host country to...

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is to report back in the September-October session on the situation...

By Giulia Paravicini LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and European Union are raising alarm over the recent deployment of...

By Nafisa Eltahir and Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) -The World Health Organization only has enough supplies in Afghanistan to last...

(Reuters) - The EU announced a ramped-up Afghan aid programme that an official said it would seek safety guarantees on...

By Horaci Garcia Marti and Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) - A Russian family who fled their country after receiving homophobic...

GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior Afghan diplomat from the deposed government on Tuesday called for accountability for Taliban actions, describing...

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong said on Tuesday new film censorship legislation will be introduced to...

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of the G7 advanced economies are expected to pledge unity on whether or...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, speaking to reporters on Monday after a briefing by intelligence...

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will face pressure to extend an Aug. 31 deadline to...

(Refiles to correct day) LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed on Monday...

(Reuters) - The United Kingdom said late on Monday it has evacuated over 7,000 people from Afghanistan, adding that the...

LONDON (Reuters) - An individual on a "no-fly" list has been flown from Afghanistan to the United Kingdom on a...

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army units aided by pro-Iranian militias have staged a major assault on an...

By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States' commitment to at-risk Afghans extends beyond President Joe Biden's...

By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) -A Belgian lawyer for the man whose story inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda", who is...

By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Social Democrats will pick a new leader in November to replace Prime Minister...