Social activist groups lobbying for LGBTIQ rights yesterday urged the new government to make necessary legal reforms to decriminalize same-sex relationships between consenting adult women in Sri Lanka ...

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Coun­cil’s (hereafter “HRC” or “Coun­­cil”) 58th regular session (Feb­­ruary 24 - April 4 2025), ...

The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed three key legal treaties covering extradition, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, and the transfer of sentenced persons, the ...

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has released US$5 million from the Central Emergency Fund (CERF) for anticipatory action* to floods in Nigeria.

The report, released on Wednesday, recommends abolishing the Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, as well as limiting the Border ...

For decades, USAID has managed over $40 billion annually for programs tackling disease, disaster relief, clean water access, and economic development.

Many argue that Israel is safer today than before Hamas’s October 7 attack, as Hamas, Hezebalough, Iran, and Syria’s ...

Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Development and International Cooperation Ambassador Hamad Al-Mishaan has confirmed ...