From Vietnam to Malaysia and Indonesia, Southeast Asian governments are narrowing the use of the death penalty and edging, often cautiously, toward abolition.

Afghanistan’s new laws, signed by the Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, give animals ‘more rights’ than women as they legalise domestic violence.

A judicial regulation signed by the leadership of the Islamic Emirate in 2026 institutionalizes a penal hierarchy based on social status. The text ...

With millions of people on their way to Dallas, the World Cup brings an array of challenges, including human trafficking.

A former Creston registered nurse for Interior Health that was terminated after refusing to become vaccinated against COVID-19 has had her complaint of discrimination dismissed by the B.C. Human Right ...

In a watershed moment for same-sex couples in the Philippines, the Supreme Court ruled on February 5 that a cohabiting ...

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has taken a major step toward regulating life online with the signing of the new Digital Code on Jan. 9, a sweeping legal framework designed to protect rights and bring order to ...

A Kabul-based legal adviser says it is now ‘impossible for women to get any justice’ in the Taliban-run courts. Arpan Rai reports ...

On Thursday, Gov. Jenniffer González signed Senate Bill 923, an amendment to the territory’s Penal Code that alters the legal ...

The court found that workplaces have to separate bathrooms by sex assigned at birth other places don't have to.

In Nathan's latest column he examines how the recent denial of the George Street housing project reveals a systemic problem where neighbor bias is prioritized over professional planning and community ...

But a High Court judge said service providers should be ‘guided by common sense and benevolence’ when providing toilet ...