A leading Venezuelan human rights group says at least 80 political prisoners have been released under pressure from the US.

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Imaan Mazari has represented ethnic Baloch activists, journalists facing defamation charges and even Afghan nationals, targeted during Pakistan crackdowns.

A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced two human rights lawyers to 17 years in prison each over social media posts the ...

A sessions court in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday sentenced human rights lawyer Iman Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, fellow lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, to a combined 17 years imprisonment on ...

Human rights lawyer and social justice advocate Jo Leveritt has been awarded 2026 Bundaberg Citizen of the Year at the annual ...

Imaan Mazari shot to prominence tackling some of the country's most sensitive topics while defending ethnic minorities, ...

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has voiced concern after two Pakistani human rights lawyers were sentenced to 17 years in ...

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Lagos State Government to immediately halt what he described as ...

The human rights lawyer, who has been given a 10-year jail term over 'anti-state' social media posts, shot to prominence ...

Imaan Mazari and her husband were convicted on three separate charges and sentenced to five years, 10 years and two years.

The state cited the need to prevent disinformation – but the ban may have increased citizens’ mistrust instead.