Canadian author Lawrence Hill met Queen Elizabeth in 2009 after winning a Commonwealth writer's prize. He tells Rosemary Barton about the conflict he felt meeting the monarch because of the Crown's history involving slavery and the...

Religious persecution is increasing in Brazil against people who practice Afro-Brazilian faiths.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole spoke in the Commons after the Liberal government re-introduced a bill to ban conversion therapy. The previous Liberal bill died when Parliament was prorogued in August.

PM Scott Morrison suspends extradition pact with territory and extends visas for Hong Kong people already in Australia.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders in Afghanistan on charges of abuses against women and girls.

Move comes as US administration largely closes refugee admissions from countries experiencing widespread violence and poverty.

South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa told US President Donald Trump he had received false information on Afrikaners’ situation.

India strongly rebuked Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meeting in Geneva, rejecting its allegations of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian envoy dismissed Pakistan’s claims as "baseless and malicious".

Reports indicate a rise in violence and discrimination against minorities in Bangladesh, drawing global concern. An exhibition highlighting the plight of affected communities has sparked urgent calls for action. Experts and activists...

Reports indicate a rise in violence and discrimination against minorities in Bangladesh, drawing global concern. An exhibition highlighting the plight of affected communities has sparked urgent calls for action. Experts and activists...

As U.S. President Donald Trump rolls back trans rights in America, some families are looking to Canada for safety. For The National, CBC’s Katie Nicholson recently looked into the growing climate of fear and met a Minnesota family...

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says it has requested an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya Muslims.

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has submitted a request for an arrest warrant against Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s Commander-in-Chief and Acting President. The application accuses him of crimes...

Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay speaks to the media following his party's manifesto launch ahead of the General Election on July 4.

Daily politics briefing for September 27, as the UN Refugee Agency rebukes the Home Secretary for arguing LGBT+ people qualify too easily for refugee status under existing international law.

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CLEAN: ICoast's Gbagbo faces crimes against humanity: ICC

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Mount Herzl, a hilltop and national cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel, named for Theodor Herzl, Israel

MS TD Castle ruins of Masada in stone desert at Dead Sea / Masada, Mechoz haDarom, Israel

WS Castle ruins of Masada in stone desert at Dead Sea / Masada, Mechoz haDarom, Israel

Footage of a monument in Yad Vashem museum in the new city of Jerusalem, Israel

Footage of Yad Vashem museum in the new city of Jerusalem, Israel

WS PAN Table mountain of Masada in stone desert at Dead Sea / Masada, Mechoz haDarom, Israel