KABUL, Afghanistan — The torture and mistreatment of people arrested for conflict-related activities remain widespread in Afghan prisons, a United Nations report released on Wednesday found, pointing to a continued…
Kabiri said that about 100 homes have been destroyed. He added that if the central government and non-governmental organizations didn’t act quickly in sending emergency assistance, many more will lose…
France is tracking hundreds of people believed to belong to possible sleeper cells for terror organizations like al-Qaida or the Islamic State group, the country’s top security official said. In…
Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has been added to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) list of anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender extremists. The 63-year-old conservative commentator now joins Bryan…
BuzzFeed will interview President Obama on Tuesday, Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith announced on Sunday. “This will be our first interview with a sitting president of the United States,” Smith said. ”…
2014 was a tumultuous year. Fresh fighting rocked countries like the Central African Republic, Ukraine and South Sudan, even as ongoing violence in Syria and Iraq lingered. The turmoil left…
On Tuesday, the Indiana state Senate voted 39-11 in favor of a bill to explicitly permit religious discrimination in hiring by some organizations that contract with the state. Under the…
Let’s be honest: The feminist movement is not exactly known for its savvy design. Too many women’s organizations have cliché, homogenous logos and visual identities that reinforce stereotypes and do…
We wanted to know which women you felt deserved an accolade for their achievements this year and turned to our readers, partners, and organizations we’ve worked with this year to…
Six University of Michigan Greek organizations are now suspended due to their involvement in vandalism of two ski resorts, the school confirmed this weekend. The fraternities Sigma Alpha Mu, Pi…
UNICEF’s Innovation Unit works on creating inventive technologies and practices to enhance the organization’s mission, but with such high costs, it can be difficult to convince drug companies to invest…
WASHINGTON — Nearly 50 environmentalist organizations sent a letter Wednesday to every member of Congress, urging them to oppose granting President Barack Obama “fast-track” authority to pass new free trade…
Dr. Rebecca Gomperts is a physician, artist, human rights activist, and founder of organizations Women on Waves and Women on Web, which are featured in the documentary “Vessel.” The organizations…
It’s hard to know which charities are most deserving — and yet questioning the merits of a nonprofit (Where is my dollar really going? Is this a scam?) can make…