Human Rights / Civil Rights

KYIV (Reuters) - The head of a Kyiv-based non-profit organisation that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution has been reported missing after...

By Nqobile Dludla and Sisipho Skweyiya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The first transgender contestant in South Africa's national beauty pageant, 24-year-old...

By Tom Allard and Agustinus Beo Da Costa Jakarta (Reuters) -Indonesia's foreign minister urged Myanmar on Monday to approve the...

By Sara Cheng and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and...

PARIS (Reuters) - It would be an honour if Europe were to grant political asylum to Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya,...

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's housing crisis is having a "punishing impact" on marginalised communities and leaving many...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a sombre state apology on Sunday to the Pacific community...

By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The mastermind behind a 2019 attack that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops has...

By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia's president promised on Friday he would not turn into a dictator...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will consider sanctions against migrant smugglers and those involved in human trafficking to address...

By James Pomfret and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) -The first person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law was...

(Corrects description of Boko Haram, paragraph 4) By Doyinsola Oladipo and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers have put on...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong police said on Friday they had arrested a 40-year-old man for booing China's national anthem...

By Gergely Szakacs and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's National Election Committee (NEC) approved on Friday the government's list...

By Pak Yiu and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Ten European diplomats expressed support on Friday for a Frenchman who...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand banned on Friday the dissemination of "false messages" that affect security, drawing accusations from media groups...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has fully restored a crucial agreement governing the U.S. troop presence in the country, the...

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand introduced on Friday legislation that proposes up to five years in prison...

By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets in protest on Thursday, lighting fires and...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan U.S. congressional commission has called on Hilton Worldwide not to allow its name to be...