Alex Pearlman

It's unclear if Tice is being held by the Syrian government or the rebels, but no one has taken responsibility for having a Western journalist in captivity, and the Syrian government has reportedly stated they do not know where Tice is.

As the Department of Homeland Security eases up on married LGBT immigrants, five couples are suing for equal protection in a fight to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.

Violence against women and girls is still a massive problem in Liberia, despite its current state of relative peace and the recent conviction of despot Charles Taylor for war crimes. A new report shows how deep the damage goes.

Xenophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and anti-Roma sentiment have plagued many places in Europe this summer, as a rising tide of far-right extremism washes over the continent.

Years after the first reports that rare minerals essential to the manufacture of electronic goods may be funding a war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a combination of government and public pressure has some companies focused on the problem — and others seemingly ignoring it.

After a woman was sentenced to a labor camp for protesting leniency for her daughter's rapist, Chinese authorities bent to public pressure and released her.

Hillary Clinton didn't publicly mention Kony during her stop in South Sudan, but his presence in Darfur could mean more trouble in the world's newest nation.

Doctors in Baghdad blame increased virginity testing on lack of sex education in the country.

President Morsi says he will appoint a woman as vice president, yet women in Egypt still face rampant abuse, assault and harassment.

After a winner prematurely announces victory and the military declares they aren't going anywhere, it's anyone's guess what's next for Egypt's flailing revolution.

More than a year after the revolution and mid-presidential election, Egypt struggles to put itself together and human rights priorities are taking a back seat.

At the annual meeting of the human rights arm of the Organization of American States, leaders of Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela bashed the body and considered dissolution.

LGBT activists and allies celebrate the newly passed law that allows individual to self-identify their gender, legally.

During the NATO summit this weekend, Amnesty International hosted a Shadow Summit to talk about the lack of attention on women's issues. Afghanistan was highlighted.