Allowing Saudi women to apply for passports and travel without their guardians’ permission is “an encouraging move” towards the “complete...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, and has asked...
In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Pakistan to review a death sentence handed down in the case of a...
Surveillance technology should be banned immediately until “effective” national or international controls are put in place to lessen its harmful impact, a UN-appointed independent rights expert...
Globalisation and international trade can affect human rights, so the EU’s trade policy include tools to protect them. Find out how. International trade and globalisation have...
Participants at a forum held at the Centenary International Labour Conference (ILC) called for stronger action to end child labour, and highlighted some of the challenges...
Policymakers in most parts of the world are taking decisions in the dark when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identity, an independent UN human...
This year marks the centenary of the granting of the right to vote to women in Azerbaijan, the first country of the Muslim East to grant...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that much greater protection for educational facilities was needed across Afghanistan where attacks against schools have increased three-fold...
Experts and global actors from Africa, Asia and South America gathered in Manila to address child labour and poor working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold...
Young people in South-East Asia face a relentless challenge to upgrade their skills as technology disrupts job markets, according to...
The statistics for men’s health are alarming. For men, life expectancy is 76.3 years; for women, it’s 81.2 years. The...
According to Western media, the “struggle for the Arctic” is becoming ever more fierce. Moreover, this confrontation is unfolding much...
I’ve outlasted a lot of things. I’m over 35. I am nearing 40 years of age. I’ve made mistakes and...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $160 million loan to modernize the operations and improve the efficiency of...
There’s an image that has been imprinted in the minds of the millions about Singapore, that it is a tiny...
Close your eyes and imagine your perfect ocean voyage. Are you peaceful and serene, gently floating toward exciting ports? Do...