Saudi Arabia faces first-ever censure at UN rights forum - diplomats
The joint statement, due to be read out on Thursday, comes amid growing concern about the fate of detainees, identified by watchdog groups as women's rights activists
What does it mean to be a Muslim woman? New book challenges stereotypes
In Mariam Khan's 'It's Not About the Burqa' authors write personal stories about mental health, queer identity, divorce, feminism, and the hijab
Twin blasts in rebel-held Syrian city Idlib kill at least 15
Many of the casualties were civil defence workers who reached the site moments before a second explosion nearby
Australia prepares for up to 300 medical transfers after refugee amendment
The transfers would be the first since opposition and independent lawmakers voted to give doctors the right to move asylum seekers to Australia for medical treatment
Exposure of bullying 'boys club' brings #MeToo to French media
Closed Facebook group 'League of LOL' taunted women, cracked jokes about rape and used pornographic memes to attack its victims
Australians who helped rescue Thai cave boys appeal for Bahraini football refugee
They have joined a growing campaign to press for the release of the Bahraini footballer with refugee status in Australia
Thailand to investigate disappearance of Vietnamese asylum-seeker
The disappearance of Radio Free Asia contributor Truong Duy Nhat is the latest high-profile refugee case in Thailand this year
Two bodies found after floods in Australia's Queensland
More than 1,100 people had to be evacuated after authorities opened the dam gates of overflowing rainwater reservoirs
Long persecuted, Tanzanian albinos find acceptance growing slowly
At least 75 albinos were estimated killed in Tanzania between 2000 and 2015, according to the United Nations
Tanzania hunts child abductors over suspected witchcraft-linked killings
Four children found dead with missing body parts, which are believed to be used in witchcraft rituals