KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday denied bail to rights activist Sarim Burney, in a human trafficking and forgery case, as he faces charged of arranging illegal adoption of more than 25 ...

BIRN talks to Lucie Hrda, a Czech lawyer who became known for championing the rights of victims of sexual ... it is possible to combine the jobs of public activist and lawyer – and what either ...

An international animal rights activist group known as the Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility Monday night for the vandalism of 12 research labs via an e-mail message sent to their group’s ...

A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence for her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reduced DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ...

Actor and vocal trans ally Pedro Pascal recently shared a clip on his Instagram featuring the late trans activist Cecilia Gentili to express his support for trans rights. “Know who you are.

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Human rights activists have reiterated urgent need for international bodies to hold India accountable for its blatant violations in territory. In media ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — A recent study by two biological science researchers found that a pathogen for bird pink eye remained viable on bird feeders in winter months much longer than in summer months ...

Civil rights leaders' alma maters include Ivy League institutions, state and private schools, and HBCUs. The Latest A California appeals court has ruled that a Kern County baker violated state law ...

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Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist with a colorful and troubling past highlighted in her most famous autobiography, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings".

In 1996, when Professor Bernard Hibbitts first established JURIST, few could have foreseen the impact the project would have. Whether measured in terms of the individual lives it has touched, its ...