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March 29, 2019

Saudis release three women's rights activists from jail temporarily amid international pressure

Three Saudi women who have been jailed nearly a year for their activism and for speaking to foreign journalists were granted temporary release Thursday.

March 28, 2019

Brunei deems gay sex and adultery punishable with death by stoning

Gay sex and adultery will be punished with death by stoning in the Southeast Asian kingdom of Brunei beginning next week as part of the nation’s gradual implementation of sharia law.

March 21, 2019

Male rape emerging as one of the most under-reported weapons of war

It is one of the darkest, most secretive weapons used in war. But slowly, the widespread nature of sexual abuse of boys and men is being cast under an anguished limelight as survivors and activists seek more awareness and perpetrator accountability.

March 12, 2019

American woman stuck in Saudi Arabia granted residency after years of repression

The American teacher who was trapped in Saudi Arabia after her marriage fell apart due to the country's draconian guardianship laws that give men power over women's movements has been granted residency in the kingdom and given access to her bank account.

March 7, 2019

Jailed Saudi women's rights activist subjected to 'brutal torture and sexual harassment', brother claims

On the eve of International Women's Day, disturbing reports coming out of Saudi Arabia are shedding new light on alleged abuses against women fighting for equal rights in the conservative kingdom.

March 6, 2019

American woman stuck in Saudi Arabia, not allowed to leave over kingdom's guardianship laws

A young American woman who married a Saudi man is trapped in the country with no legal way of getting out.

February 28, 2019

LGBTQ groups condemn Trump administration’s campaign to end criminalization of homosexuality worldwide as stunt

The Trump administration – led by the openly gay U.S Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell – announced a new initiative aimed at bringing an end to the criminalization of homosexuality worldwide. But not all rights groups are championing it.

February 19, 2019

Minnesota lawmaker's push for tougher female genital mutilation law faces opposition

Despite some push back and opposition, Republican representative Mary Franson is determined to see that the cultural practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is banned in her home state of Minnesota.

February 15, 2019

US military aircraft to deliver 200 tons of aid to Venezuela border

The Trump administration is sending more than 200 tons of humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border in Colombia as early as Saturday as it increases pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro to give up power, according to a State Department email sent to Congress

February 1, 2019

Iran hangs man on anti-gay charge - as Europe turns blind eye to human rights abuses and tries to circumvent US sanctions

The Islamic Republic of Iran executed a man in January for an alleged violation of the country’s anti-gay law, a shocking capital punishment meted out as European countries implement a financial mechanism to evade U.S. sanctions against the mullah regime in Tehran.