--fear spread about what comes next, given the Taliban's history of ruthlessness and repression of women

government repression against Uyghur Muslims in China's western Xinjiang region.... " The Chinese

In December 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student boarded a bus in New Delhi a little after 9 p.m., expecting it would take her home.... Instead, she was gang-raped and assaulted so viciously with an iron rod that her intestines were damaged.... It can be dangerous for a woman to use public transportation, especially at night, and sexual harassment occurs frequently on the streets and in offices....

that President Edgar Lungu is using repressive tactics to win another term in elections set for Aug

MOIRANG/ CHURACHANDPUR, India( Reuters)-In the sectarian violence that has ravaged India's Manipur

The secretary of state noted the importance of calling attention to inhumanity even as horrific attacks occur elsewhere in the world, including Ukraine.“ Yes, we stand with the people of Ukraine," he said.... " And we must also stand with people who are suffering atrocities in other places.” The government of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is already under multiple layers of U.S. sanctions since a military coup ousted the democratically elected government in February 2021.... The delay in the d

A man walks past the Olympic rings on the exterior of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which will be a venue for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, on Feb.... " We want governments to take a stand in defense of their own athletes' safety, and we want sponsors to actually review their association with the Beijing Winter Olympics," she added.... The ITUC report comes just under three months before the Olympics open on Feb....

But it could lead to additional international pressure on the government, which is already facing accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.... Yet the GOP is attacking Jackson, a Black woman, because she is a Biden nominee.... At least one member of Congress, Democratic Sen....

BOSTON--Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building databases for the Afghan people.... “ It’s a real object lesson in ‘The road to hell is paved with good intentions.’ ” Since Kabul fell Aug.... 15, indications have emerged that government data may have been used in Taliban efforts to identify and intimidate Afghans who worked with the U.S. forces. People are getting ominous and threatening phone calls, texts and WhatsApp messages, said Ne

In this June 30, 2021 file photo, an employee scans the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport, at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan.... Built with few data-protection safeguards, it risks becoming the high-tech jackboots of a surveillance state.... As the Taliban get their governing feet, there are worries it will be used for social control and to punish perceived foes....