The optimism about changes in Syria should be tempered by a look at what is in, and what's out, in the new regime's schoolbooks.

US envoy urges PKK/YPG to act quickly on integration to avoid issues with Türkiye, Syria 'It's not unthinkable that whoever the constituency is for YPG or SDF has distanced themselves from PKK.

Syria now stands at a crossroads. Will it ensure women’s meaningful participation and follow a path to peace? Or will things ...

The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer ...

Clashes in Syria between Bedouin tribes, government forces, and the Druze minority have left dozens dead, raising fears of ...

Gender-based violence against women and girls violates CEDAW. As the CEDAW Committee wrote in 1992: “Gender-based violence is ...

The U.S. no longer sees the quests for equality, global justice or human rights as foreign policy imperatives, or as ...

Four major international reports on women's rights, including recommendations on how to prevent domestic violence and ...

What a difference eight years makes. During President Donald Trump’s first term, then-Sen. Marco Rubio pushed the president to expand his human rights diplomatic agenda.

There are 2,000 Dagestani women without children in the Al-Hawl and Roj camps, which are under Kurdish control in Syria,” said L., a Dagestani woman recently rescued from Al-Hawl, a sprawling ...

Mass layoffs: The State Department formally notified employees on Thursday that layoffs would begin “soon,” as part of a major reorganization plan unveiled in May by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Reporter without Borders (RSF) is sounding the alarm about the continued use of violence by law enforcement officers against journalists in Serbia. RSF, together with 11 other press freedom ...