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Mexican lawmakers have approved a reform of the body which oversees elections, a move which critics say will weaken and undermine it. The move will slash the National Electoral Institute’s (INE) budget, reduce its staffing, and lead to the closure of many of its local offices. President López...

Female journalists in Iran have been targeted by security forces since anti-government protests began in September, activist groups say. "We're seeing an unusual number of female journalists being arrested because what sparked the protests was the mandatory hijab law and the death of a young woman...

Security agencies and government officials in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa have been using social media platforms and mobile dating apps to crack down on LGBTQ people, a rights group said Tuesday. A new Human Rights Watch report, “‘All This Terror Because of a Photo’...

President Kais Saied has alleged that undocumented immigration from sub-Saharan African countries is aimed at changing Tunisia’s demographic composition, drawing criticism from human rights activists. His comments during a meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday followed the arrests of...

Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska gave a video tour of human rights violations in the country following Russia’s invasion almost a year ago, telling a UN meeting Wednesday: “We have the right to live free, not to be killed or tortured.” At a meeting on “Gross Human Rights Violations Due To The...

The highest court of the United Nations has ordered Azerbaijan to remove a roadblock from the only road between Armenia and the Armenian-majority Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan that has further fueled tensions between the two countries. The legally binding 13-2 ruling made on Wednesday by the...

The 11 female foreign ministers attending the Munich Security Council have issued a joint statement condemning the efforts of Afghanistan's Taliban to "exclude women from all public life." "Women are kept from strolling in parks, are not seen on TV screens anymore, are deprived from their right to...

Uyghur advocacy groups called on United Nations bodies to take action against China on Thursday over its abuses against the mainly Muslim ethnic minority, after UN experts this week reviewed Beijing's rights record. During a two-day UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights review in...

The 18 presidential candidates of Nigeria’s general election have signed a second peace accord in the capital, Abuja, in a bid to prevent unrest surrounding the February 25 polls. The pact is to ensure “the conduct of free, fair, credible, transparent and verifiable elections cognizant of the need...

The UN Security Council unanimously approved a watered-down statement strongly opposing Israel’s continued construction and expansion of settlements Monday. The vote came after high-stakes negotiations by the Biden administration succeeded in derailing a legally binding resolution that would have...