HUMAN RIGHTS

A new generation of Indian women are combining the power of videos and the reach of the Internet to work for societal changes.

The new law has caused uncertainty among companies and sparked fears over surveillance and privacy rights.

Saudi-led airstrikes killed at least 65 people in Taiz during an effort to drive out Houthi rebels from the province, Doctors Without Borders said.

Many fear the country's new anti-terror legislation will be used to advance a vicious crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other political opponents.

Under U.S. law, the military and the Department of Justice are not allowed to hold the detainees anywhere in the United States.

Nigeria needs weapons, and since the U.S. won't provide them, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says the country will start making them.

After years of translation, a Spanish-Mayan version of the constitution will be presented on Wednesday in the Senate.

The sentencing comes after U.S. President Barack Obama’s controversial trip to Ethiopia, during which he called on the government to improve its record on human rights.

Several lawmakers have raised concerns about the balance of privacy and security, which could delay a vote on the bill.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the men were abducted while returning from a meeting in Azaz, north of Aleppo.

The keynote address Tuesday in Ethiopia's capital marked the end of U.S. President Barack Obama's five-day, two-nation tour of East Africa.

President Obama ended his tour of East Africa with a speech Tuesday at the African Union in Ethiopia. He is the first U.S. president to ever address the 54-member regional bloc.

Ethiopia has long been considered one of the most repressive regimes in Africa, but it has faced little pushback from Washington.

“This is a goal that the entire national security team is working together to fulfill,” President Obama's counterterrorism adviser said.

President Muhammadu Buhari criticized the U.S. law forbidding the provision of weapons to the Nigerian army because of past human rights violations.

At least 70 people have been killed during demonstrations, while more than 145,000 have fled the East African country.

The move was seen by some U.S. lawmakers and human rights groups as a political ruse to advance the Obama administration's trade agenda.

Doctors Without Borders condemned the “violent intrusion,” in which Afghan soldiers raided the facility and arrested three patients who were being treated there.

The Pirate Party, which proposed the bill after the Charlie Hebdo massacre, said on its blog that "freedom will not give in to bloody attacks."

Military actions in Yemen have been violations of international law, said U.S. Navy veteran Leah Bolger, a peace activist.

Facebook and Twitter's terms of service can be confusing to read, but social network Ello has created a short "Bill of Rights" for its users.