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Child sex abuse is epidemic in Britain, affecting millions of victims, and those who work with young people should be prosecuted if they fail to report it, a seven-year public inquiry concluded on Thursday.

Three Saudi tribesmen have been sentenced to death for refusing to leave their homes to make way for the government's ambitious project Neom mega city.

North Korea says UN human rights expert is 'US puppet'

The former England captain is one of the ambassadors for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

UN rights chief to publish Xinjiang report on Wednesday

UN rights chief leaving with China report still unreleased

They took their case to the UN, where a panel of special investigators in 2021 expressed "serious concern" at the UK's failure to offer a public apology or acknowledge their share of responsibility for these colonial-era abuses.

Sri Lanka faces international censure over arrests

For ordinary Afghans -- especially women -- the return of the Taliban has only increased hardships.

Archie was found unconscious at home in April with signs he had placed a cord around his neck, possibly after taking part in an online asphyxiation challenge.

A crisis of public confidence in the police saw Cressida Dick resign as Met commissioner in February.

Iran has now banned women from appearing in advertisements over an ice cream ad that went against "public decency."

Two prominent Chinese rights lawyers are set to go on trial behind closed doors this week on charges of state subversion, campaign groups said, part of a clampdown on dissent and rights activism under President Xi Jinping.

UN rights chief Bachelet won't seek second term

The Taliban have put a fashion model, Ajmal Haqiqi, and his three colleagues in jail for allegedly insulting Islam and the Quran.

Mickelson says he does not 'condone human rights violations' on eve of new series

Life in Qatar was not easy for 35-year-old Nas Mohamed who had to constantly hide who he really was. He did not have the luxury to openly declare if he loved someone.

Afghanistan's Taliban government has now dissolved the country's human rights commission along with four other key departments deeming them "unnecessary," as the country is facing a financial crisis.

Fans have mixed reactions about the footballer's links with the controversial state.

Amazon, Uber and even the bank Citigroup have all announced they will cover the additional costs that the Texas legislation might cause for their employees.

The Taliban in its latest diktat have reportedly stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces of Afghanistan.

The Afghanistan Taliban have now banned TikTok and PUBG saying that the apps are "misleads the younger generation."

All World Cup hosts had to guarantee the rights of gay and transgender people. Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar.

The Afghanistan Taliban in its latest diktat has asked all male government employees to wear a beard to office or risk being fired from the job.

An Iranian man who was jailed for murder around 18 years ago and was put on death row, suffered a cardiac arrest after he got to know that he will not be executed.

Colombia is now the fifth Latin American country to decriminalize abortion access

Taliban officials recently held talks with Western powers in Oslo to address the humanitarian crisis

The Taliban authorities have blocked women public sector employees from returning to work

Another man convicted of having sex with a minor was also whipped 100 times on Thursday.

Respect for women's rights has repeatedly been cited by key global donors as a condition for restoring aid.