If this goes ahead, it would be a profound violation of human rights and risks undermining legal protections for women and girls, in direct contravention of international human rights commitments, ...

A court in Stockholm on Tuesday convicted a Swedish woman of genocide, crimes against humanity and gross war crimes committed in Syria in 2015 against women and children of the Yazidi religious ...

A woman who kept Yazidi women and children as slaves in Raqqa, Syria, during the rule of the terror group ISIS was on Tuesday ...

Iraq is a country of ancient civilizations, remarkable cultural heritage, and resilient people. However, its laws and customs ...

ERBIL – Iraq’s Central Criminal Court on Monday sentenced two individuals to life in prison after convicting them of drug trafficking, authorities announced. According to an official court statement, ...

crimes against humanity and gross war crimes committed in Syria in 2015 against women and children of the Yazidi religious minority, sentencing her to 12 years in prison. The woman, identified as ...

Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accused Iran of backing the controversial sect, claiming its leaders were "exploiting young ...

Iraq faces extreme climate-related challenges, including severe heat, drought, and water scarcity, which disproportionately impact women. Many women, particularly in rural areas, are at greater risk ...

The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of ...

Moore’s case was quickly dropped. Since Mississippi Today published Moore’s story, in partnership with The Marshall Project, the local judge signed orders releasing the four women and they are no ...