'Voice of oppressed people:' Rights activist Narges Mohammadi speaks out for Iranian women from prison
Sixteen-year-old Ali vividly remembers the last time he saw his mother at home. She made him and his twin sister, Kiana, eggs for breakfast, told them to study hard, said goodbye and sent them to school. When they returned, she was gone. They were eight.
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Australia offers $17m payout to jailed Indonesian kids
Over 120 children - some as young as 12 - were detained and accused of people smuggling.
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US condemns China's reported life sentence for Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut
(This Sept. 29 story has been corrected to change the name to 'Dawut' and description to 'academic' in the headline)
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Dr Denis Mukwege: Nobel Prize-winner to contest DR Congo presidency
Celebrated doctor Denis Mukwege won over the world - now his sights are set on leadership back home.
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Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council despite its war on Ukraine
Russia is formally seeking to rejoin the United Nations' Human Rights Council, nearly 18 months after it was suspended from the body following its invasion of Ukraine.
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Washington Trust Bank to pay $9 million over discriminatory lending practices
Washington Trust Bank, the largest community bank in the country, will pay $9 million to settle civil rights
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'Truly a David and Goliath case': Six young people take 32 countries to court in unprecedented case
The European Court of Human Rights will hear an "unprecedented" lawsuit on Wednesday, brought by six young people against 32 European countries accusing them of failing to tackle the human-caused climate crisis.
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Taking off the hijab: 'My dream was to wear what I wanted'
Three Muslim women share their stories of removing their hijabs, despite facing fierce opposition.
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Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court
They claim governments' slow action on climate change violates their human rights.
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SCOTUS tells Alabama it meant what it said the first time
The Supreme Court delivered a brief but clear message to Alabama on Tuesday: When we said you defied the law, we meant it.
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Thailand: Leading activist Anon Nampa jailed over calls for royal reform
Anon Nampa is jailed four years for calling for a conversation on the role of Thailand's monarchy.
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Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council
It was expelled from the United Nations council last year after its forces invaded Ukraine.
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