San Francisco/JEN:  Dr Nas Mohammed, 35, a LGBTQ activist, has invited football icon and host of FIFA 2022 David Beckham to sign a petition that supports legalization of homosexualit ...

New York: Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that “terrorizes populations, destroys lives and fractures communities,” the UN chief said on Fr ...

New York: Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes by the end of last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates &ndas ...

Riyadh: Saudi government is confiscating all rainbow-colored toys, shirts and other items from stores located in capital Riyadh at a time when the world is observing Pride Month, showing ...

Beijing: Two Chinese human rights lawyers, who have been held for several years, might soon face trial, media reports said on Friday.

New York: The Women, Peace and Security agenda is “one of our best hopes” for a more peaceful future and a liveable planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told t ...

New York: Every year, one in six people aged 60 years and older experience some form of abuse – a trend that is expected to continue with rapid population ageing in many countries, ...

Geneva: As many as 47 countries have voiced concern about China's Uyghur repression and Beijing's abuses in the country’s far-western Xinjiang region.

Kuwait (JEN): A Kuwaiti court has recently sentenced a local activist to five years in prison over "insulting" tweets about Saudi Arabia, which has been widely condemned by glob ...