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©Reuters/Mark Makela Costa Rica to allow gay couples to share health benefits Costa Rica's social security administration has agreed to allow same-sex couples to share health and pension benefits, even though the conservative Central American country bans gay marriage.
24 мая 2014
©Reuters/Olivia Harris Crimean gays fear life under Russia Yelena, an openly gay teacher in Crimea who is raising four children with her partner, fears she could lose her family and her job now that her home has been taken over by Russia.
10 апреля 2014
World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee. ©Reuters/Vincent West Web founder calls for Internet bill of rights A bill of rights should be created to govern the Internet in the wake of revelations about the depth of government surveillance.
12 марта 2014
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega. ©Reuters/Oswaldo Rivas Costa Rica to sue Nicaragua over territorial sea rights Costa Rica said Tuesday it will take Nicaragua to the International Court of Justice over what San Jose alleges is Managua's seeking to have oil exploration work done in Costa Rican waters.
05 февраля 2014
Isa Shakhmarli. Photo courtesy of rferl.org Azeri gay rights leader commits suicide A leading Azerbaijani gays rights activist killed himself after writing in an online suicide note that he could not go on living in "this country and this world".
23 января 2014
©Reuters/Youssef Boudlal Morocco Islamists under fire over women abuse bill A long-awaited law to combat violence against women is currently under study in Morocco, but the Islamist-led government has had to revise its proposals after sharp criticism from rights groups.
05 декабря 2013
Football: Spanish clubs fined for TV rights breach Spanish financial regulators on Monday fined four football clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona, as well as a big television producer millions of euros for allegedly breaking the rules on the sale of television rights.
03 декабря 2013
Saudi braces for 'open driving campaign' by women Saudi Arabia was braced for possible protests Saturday after women activists declared an "open driving campaign" against the deeply conservative kingdom's ban on women behind the wheel.
27 октября 2013
©Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye Court slams Turkey for violating paper's freedom of expression Turkey violated national newspaper Cumhuriyet's freedom of expression when it prevented further publication of an interview given by the current President Abdullah Gul to Britain's The Guardian in 1995.
09 октября 2013
Gay rights activists protest Russia law About 300 gay rights activists rallied in Madrid on Tuesday as part of an international protest against hotly disputed Russian laws cracking down on homosexuals.
04 сентября 2013
©REUTERS/Dado Ruvic US judge approves $20 mn settlement in Facebook suit A US judge on Monday approved a deal in which Facebook will pay $20 million for using members "likes" as endorsements for ads.
27 августа 2013
©REUTERS Nicaragua sex workers open office to defend rights Nicaraguan sex workers have for the first time set up an office to assist in protection from abuse, violence and discrimination.
29 июля 2013
©REUTERS/Kyodo Japan wins rights to explore for rare metals in Pacific Japan on Saturday said it had won the rights to explore for cobalt-rich crusts in the Pacific, a move that could reduce its dependence on China for rare metals.
21 июля 2013
Edward Snowden. ©TANYA LOKSHINA/HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH S. American leaders back asylum amid Snowden row South American leaders defended their right to offer asylum, venting anger at claims of US spying in the region while intelligence leaker Edward Snowden's fate hangs in the balance.
13 июля 2013
Women see flicker of hope for rights in Iran vote Iran's presidential election is offering a flicker of hope to activists hoping to revive women's rights after they deteriorated during the eight years of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency.
12 июня 2013
Cambodia unveils statue of slain union boss A statue of a Cambodian union boss gunned down on a Phnom Penh street in 2004 was unveiled Friday in a rare public recognition of a champion of workers' rights in the impoverished kingdom.
03 мая 2013
Hong Kong transsexual woman in last fight to wed boyfriend Hong Kong's highest court on Monday began hearing the final appeal of a transsexual woman who is seeking to wed her boyfriend, in a potentially groundbreaking case for the Chinese city.
15 апреля 2013
Victoria Nuland. ©REUTERS Russia accuses US of meddling after 'witch hunt' remarks Moscow on Saturday accused Washington of interfering in its domestic affairs after the State Department compared searches of Russian non-governmental organisations to a "witch hunt."
31 марта 2013
Muslim states agree to 'historic' UN statement on women Muslim and western nations on Friday overcame deep divisions to agree a historic United Nations declaration setting out a code of conduct for combatting violence against women.
16 марта 2013
©REUTERS Authors oppose Amazon control of .book websites Groups representing US authors and publishers called Monday on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to deny online retailer Amazon exclusive rights to websites ending with .book, .author, or .read.
12 марта 2013

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