A new decree from the Taliban enabling child marriage is the latest salvo in an ongoing assault on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, Amnesty ...

David Kawasaki, an eight-year military veteran who served his country in Afghanistan, put on a suit and tie last month to appear virtually before a judge in an ongoing child ...

The Taliban regime has transformed courts and state institutions into tools for enforcing decrees that intensify the ...

The latest decree from Afghanistan’s rulers makes it impossible for women and girls to leave unwanted or abusive relationships, even with family support ...

While political tensions and human right violations in Afghanistan have been a flashpoint since 2021 but information about ground realities has been scarce as it is pretty isolated in its rule ...

Afghanistan faces a deepening humanitarian crisis as hunger spreads across the Durand Line, affecting millions and worsening ...

Last week, on 14 May, the Taliban instructed courts in Afghanistan that the silence of a “virgin girl” is consent to marriage. A boy’s silence is not consent. A previously-married woman’s silence is ...

A human rights organization has warned that tightened security measures in Iran following the recent conflict have ...

David Brouillette, a US ICE officer, shot and killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old Colombian national, during ...

At just 15, Sonita Alizadeh faced the grim reality of being sold into marriage, a practice aimed at financing her brother's wedding. This was not an isolated incident; her family had attempted to sell ...

Amid rising anti‑immigration rhetoric across Europe, the decision to engage with the Taliban signals a profound shift in how the EU balances security and human rights ...

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who ...