Child marriage and teenage pregnancy continue to rob thousands of girls across Kenya of their potential. These practices are not only violations of human rights, but also forms of gender-based ...

Maao said that in the Yazidi story, God rewarded this angel (which they believe was a spirit called Melek Tawûs) for his ...

Ward Sakeik, a Palestinian woman married to a U.S. citizen, was nearly deported twice despite a pending green card ...

We think of human rights abuses as wartime atrocities, but sometimes they involve what family members do to the people they ...

Iraq’s top court will resume work after nine judges returned following the retirement of its president. The Supreme Judicial ...

HRW says over 120 children abducted by ISIS-linked group in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province since beginning of 2025.

Recent reports show at least 120 children have been kidnapped by jihadist insurgents in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province.

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman urges Pakistan to openly support Iran and Gaza, warning that ignoring regional aggression will make Pakistan the next target. He also criticises the IMF-led budget, ...

Headline Jan 24, 2025 Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups say will legalize “child rape” in Iraq.

Child marriage has been a prevalent issue in Iraq. A 2023 U.N. survey found that between 2015 and 2021, 28 percent of girls were married before they turned 18.

IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades old laws. The change on Tuesday has increased the interpretation of Islami… ...