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Activists hail Sierra Leone child marriage ban, urge action on FGM
RFI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage, a move heralded by rights...
Kenya rights groups decry abductions as government cracks down on protests
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoKenyan activist Bill Eugene Omollo was walking home after dark in his Nairobi neighbourhood on June...
Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds hits back at furious criticism over Azerbaijan and Israel gigs
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoI don’t even care about your music. If...
First cases under India’s new criminal laws filed against street vendors
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"The initial impact will be to throw the administration of criminal justice into disarray," he said...
Native activist Leonard Peltier denied parole in controversial FBI killings case
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe U.S. Parole Commission has denied a request for parole from Native American activist Leonard...
Leonard Peltier Denied Parole After Nearly 50 Years In Prison
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“I would like to go home to spend what years I have left with my great-grandkids and my people.” A...
Cambodia sentences green campaigners for 'plotting' over activism
AFP News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced 10 environmentalists to between six and eight years in jail...
Rule of law concerns spark protests during Dutch government swearing-in
Euronews via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAround 20 Amnesty International activists participated in a demonstration in The Hague out of...
Protest after Pakistan Christian given blasphemy death sentence
AFP News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPakistan minority rights campaigners protested Tuesday after a Christian man was sentenced to death...
Taliban told to 'include women' in public life at UN talks
AFP News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTaliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General...