As Black Americans stand in the face of what might be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, we celebrate our contemporary civil rights ...

Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women's rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, ...

Richards was diagnosed two years ago with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She died in her home “surrounded ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for alleged gender-based crimes, as the ...

The requested warrants target Haibatullah Akhundzada, the reclusive Kandahar-based leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim ...

Afghan women have been systematically oppressed—arrest warrants for Taliban leaders might finally see some justice served.

The international community should focus on empowering Syria’s local civil society groups and advocating for women’s rights ...

Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court chief Abdul Hakim Haqqani accused of crimes against humanity ...

The International Criminal Court, a U.N. agency, has to approve the warrants. They've been condemned by the Taliban and ...

David Beckham has made an impassioned speech urging global leaders to fight for women’s rights during an address at Davos. The ex-England footballer was honoured with a Crystal Award at the ...

Since seizing power in 2021, Afghanistan's Taliban administration has rolled back hard-fought rights won by Afghan women and girls during two decades of rule by American-backed governments.