Last September in Pakistan, a woman driving on the motorway near Lahore ran out of fuel. While waiting for help, two men approached and broke into her locked car. They forced the woman out and raped her while her children watched. Continue reading Chemical castration isn’t the answer to Pakistan’s sexual violence crisis
Activists are calling for a boycott – or even the outright cancellation – of the upcoming Winter Olympics in China over the nation’s treatment of minorities. Continue reading Growing calls to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics over China’s human rights record
Saudi Women’s Rights Loujain al-Hathloul activist has been released from prison after three years of detainment. Amnesty International calls her release “long overdue” and advocates for the immediate release of other civil rights figures that are still being held. Continue reading Loujain al-Hathloul still ‘not free’ argue Human Rights groups
“Any conscionable person cannot ignore that the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and other groups are facing genocide. We are watching on as one of the most egregious crimes is unfolding before our eyes.” Continue reading Holocaust survivors launch petition to speak to Boris Johnson ahead of Genocide Amendment vote
Crowds of green shrieked, jumped and wept when Argentina’s senate voted to legalise abortion on 30 December, 2020. Continue reading Abortion may be legal, but Argentina’s green-tide still has far to go
Women from Gibraltar must head to Spain to get an abortion. One of the most common procedures in the world, but illegal in the British territory. Continue reading Gibraltar’s doomed abortion referendum leaves online terminations the only lifeline for women
Boris Johnson and the Conservative leadership must catch up their own party’s views on human rights in order to act on Beijing, a spearhead of the genocide amendment to the Trade Bill has said. Continue reading Conservative leadership are ‘so far away’ from Tory members on China sanctions
A law effectively banning same-sex couples from adopting children in Hungary has led to anger and hopelessness among the LGBTQIA+ community according to a Budapest NGO. Continue reading ‘Anger’ and ‘hopelessness’ among Hungary’s LGBTQIA+ community following adoption ban law
Narendra Modi is facing one of the biggest political tests of his premiership as farmers’ protests continue to rage in India, drawing support worldwide. Continue reading India Farmers’ Protest: Modi’s use of force is ‘unacceptable’ against demonstrators, says Labour MP
A prominent Uyghur activist is calling on the world to help stand up for the rights of her people as they continue to face “pain and humiliation” in their homeland. Continue reading Rahima Mahmut talks about the ‘unbearable’ suffering of the Uyghur people
