Human Rights

Sudan’s war to intensify as rainy season ends, aggravating dire humanitarian crisis

The United Church’s first female moderator Lois Miriam Wilson was committed to confronting society’s ills

Yazidi woman freed from Gaza in U.S.-led operation after decade in captivity

U.S. bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labour

Amnesty International designates media tycoon Jimmy Lai, two human rights lawyers ‘prisoners of conscience’

B.C. father and daughter accuse Canadian Tire, security company of racism, profiling

Cambodia arrests investigative journalist who exposed trafficking, scam compounds

Mélanie Joly targets polarization in UN speech, urges liberals to reclaim the word ‘freedom’

Thai court orders extradition of Vietnamese activist who had been seeking asylum in Canada

Canada is taking on the Taliban over women’s rights

Hundreds of fleeing families sleep on beaches and streets after Israel’s strikes shake Beirut

Vietnamese activist fights extradition from Thailand amid fading hopes Canada will intervene

Disability rights groups launching Charter challenge against part of MAID law

Sudan’s army launches push to retake ground in capital

Prominent Hong Kong editors sentenced for sedition amid increased ‘hostility’ to media

Canada among countries seeking to hold Taliban legally accountable for discrimination against women

Coroner’s investigation into death of Chinese dissident in B.C. still open after nearly two years

Canada’s campaign against child soldiers dealt a blow by UN report on Rwanda’s young recruits

Israeli forces strike Gaza as heavy rain floods encampments of displaced Palestinians