human rights

A British tourist suffered injuries and extortion by Thai authorities after a minor accident, leading to trauma and stolen belongings.

Parastoo Ahmadi, an Iranian singer, defied hijab laws by foregoing the use of a hijab in her online performance and was arrested, sparking outrage.

The UK bans puberty blockers for transgender youth due to safety concerns, despite criticism from medical and LGBT+ groups.

Chinese sanitary pad manufacturers face backlash for misleading lengths, raising safety concerns and highlighting ongoing issues of period poverty.

Lowe's, a home improvement retailer, is the latest US company to eliminate parts of its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Parents are paying their sons more than their daughters and working women are still paid just 91p for every £1 earned by males. Why is this happening and when will it change?

Foxconn and Apple are refusing to hire married women in India, claiming that women have more responsibilities at home compared to their male counterparts.

Miss J Earle lost an employment tribunal claim after she was fired for failing to say the name of her law firm.

CEO turnover is at an all-time high, and the tiny percentage of women at the top are leaving the fastest.

Melinda Gates has stepped away from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, fighting gender inequalities with her brand new non-profit organisation instead.

Greenwashing in the ESG sector has stunted investor participation for years. Regulators continue to enforce disclosure rules on firms to curb misleading marketing practices and hollow ESG claims.

Survey data shows that 64 per cent of employees are willing to take a pay cut for a job that better supports their mental wellbeing.

Retailers are refusing to stock women's football boots due to lack of awareness about the growing business opportunity.

UN Women have warned that more than one in five women and girls are at risk of living in extreme poverty by 2030.

"Does #MeToo not include Jewish or Israeli women?", asks Beverly, an Israeli woman who spoke to International Business Times UK about how her faith in modern-day feminism is fading and what Hamas really did on October 7.

Three Police Officers have been shamed for making misogynistic and sexual comments while watching body-cam footage of a woman having a seizure.

The Taliban claims women are doing better under their regime as opposed to their situation under previous governments.

Any criticism of the royal family is considered taboo as well as illegal in Thailand.

Several images and videos of women being picked up by Taliban fighters have made it to social media platforms.

The Taliban regime has also shut down women's shelters in the country.

In the first 10 months of 2023, more than 600 people have been sentenced to death and executed in Iran.

While humanitarian support is huge, researchers have found that one-fifth of one per cent of the aid funds was spent on reducing gender-based violence.

As part of its policy that sets out to "sinicise" religious minorities, the Chinese government has ordered the destruction of thousands of mosques.

The Kurdish-focused rights group Hengaw has claimed that the teenager remains in a critical condition.

The Taliban barred girls from attending secondary schools on September 18, 2021, a month after it took over Afghanistan.

The Taliban have banned women from visiting one of Afghanistan's most famous national parks.

Gordon Brown has called the Taliban's attack on women's rights and lives a "crime against humanity."

In another massive blow to women's rights, the Taliban has banned little girls from getting an education.

The religious police in Afghanistan burnt down dozens of musical instruments claiming that music could "corrupt" people.

Singapore executed a woman convicted of drug trafficking in 2018 despite pleas by human rights organisations to stop the hanging.