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In February 2020, Haseeba Qambrani, a young woman who lives in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province, received shocking news: her brother Hassan and her cousin Hezbollah had disappeared. This wasn't the first time her family had…

Donald Trump's policies promote authoritarianism in Manama, right-wing groups say; wants Biden to reset relationships.A group of 15 rights groups called on President Joe Biden's administration to address the degradation of human rights in…

Would you like to receive The Morning by email? Here is the registration.Good Morning. The fight for the right to vote goes to the Supreme Court.In dozens of states, the Republican Party has responded to Donald Trump's defeat and sought…

On the 30th anniversary of the Vancouver march, proponents are calling for action to curb violence against indigenous women and girls.Over 100 people marched through downtown Vancouver, Canada on Sunday afternoon for an annual event to…

The ruling says the land transfer can now take place until mid-March on a schedule approved by Congress and then-President Barack Obama in 2014.A federal judge said Friday it will not prevent the U.S. Forest Service from transferring…

Prominent activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who has been in prison since 2018, is due to be released Thursday, her sister says.According to her sister Alia al-Hathloul, Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul is due to be released…

According to the UN, 14 trucks reached Bangui after a 50-day blockade by rebels who had cut off the city's lifeline.An aid convoy has reached the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) after a 50-day blockade by rebels who cut off…

Three men sentenced to death for participating in protests in 2012 when teenagers were sentenced to 10 years in prison.Saudi Arabia has commuted the death sentences of three men arrested as minors for participating in anti-government…

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration will join the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, nearly three years after President Donald J. Trump withdrew the United States from the council, a senior State Department official said on…

During a week of anger, confusion, accusations and disappointments over delays in vaccinating with Covid-19, it would not be surprising to miss other news from Canada unrelated to the pandemic.These included the results of an investigation…