Terminating the decades-old programme that brought hundreds of Cuban medical personnel to its shores is an unusual move, especially for a programme that had been running smoothly for 50 years.

Authorities in Islamabad detained dozens of Aurat March participants on International Women’s Day, citing Section 144, sparking outrage over police brutality, arbitrary arrests, and threats to ...

Within LGBTQIA+ spaces, gay men are visible. For women, there is no space. Gay men should use their privilege to create space for queer women.’ ...

Traditional values' in the law include patriotism, service to the fatherland, high morals, a strong family, productive labor, and the priority of the spiritual over the material.

Across regions, feminist movements and women-led civil society organisations face a convergence of crises that threatens ...

The destruction of Gaza did not remain confined there. Predictably, it has become a precedent, shaping the wars in Lebanon and Iran as international law erodes under selective outrage.

Chinese official discourse has increasingly used “social governance”  to describe policies in the Uyghur region. This neutral administrative language is reshaping people's perception of repression, ...

Fighting a resolution to ensure access to legal abortion for girls under 14 is the latest example of abortion rights being ...

What connects a pad box in a Nigerian school, a coalition meeting in Pakistan, and a digital security workshop in Paraguay? They each address a structural barrier that limits women’s participation.

From BNP stalwart to expelled independent, Rumeen Farhana rode the ‘duck’ symbol to a 38,000-vote victory in Brahmanbaria-2, defying harassment, party betrayal, and Bangladesh’s bruising gendered ...

This is the second time Addis Ababa’s cityscape has gone viral in recent months. In January, a visit by renowned US influencer Darren Watkins Jr., known online as IshowSpeed, garnered 10 million views ...

"What is at stake in Botswana media is not only law reforms but the viability of journalism in a disrupted, underfunded and rapidly changing environment." ...