A leading Asian rights group has called for the release of five prominent human rights defenders allegedly detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A champion for human rights from Afghanistan is now in Knoxville. Her mission is to welcome and resettle 11 women athletes from Afghanistan to Knoxville. She said their lives have ...

Good afternoon, Representative McGovern and Representative Smith. Thank you for holding a hearing on this important and increasingly despairing topic. Human Rights Watch is an international ...

UN experts have demanded the Taliban immediately release two women's rights defenders who have been in detention for more than a month. The Taliban has barred women from most areas of public life and ...

ISLAMABADISLAMABAD — U.N. experts on Tuesday demanded the Taliban immediately release two women rights defenders who have been in detention for more than a month with no reason given for their arrest.