Health authorities are considering plans to move mental health patient Ashley Peacock, to the dismay of his parents.

In the city of Davao, stories of Rodrigo Duterte's brutal rule haven't dimmed his popularity.

Sloane's lawyers are claiming she was "bullied" and "defamed" by race relations commissioner Dame Susan Devoy.

COMMENT: The Human Rights Commission has given what it calls the "orange light" to euthanasia. Let's not run this orange. Let's stop while we can.

Beatings, inhumane conditions and inmates forced to rape each other. This is what goes on in Saydnaya Military Prison.

The Human Rights Commission has given cautious support to the Government's spying reforms.

There is less you may be able to get away with in Thailand if authorities go ahead with a bold new tourist rule.

Documents were leaked detailing examples of harrowing abuse, sexual assault, child abuse and self-harm attempts in a Nauru's detention centre.

Philippine President Duterte has effectively signed death warrants of up to 50 drug-dealing officials as the street execution toll soars to 600.

A petition for an autistic man held in an isolated wing of a mental health unit has garnered more than 2000 signatures in a day.

The family of an autistic man held in an isolated wing of a mental health unit have launched a petition calling for the minister of health to intervene in his case.

Elderly, mentally ill patients were subjected to the "prolonged and excessive" use...

COMMENT: We're on the right track, but need to build on our achievements if we want to trade on the world stage.

The 30th anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill is being celebrated around the country today. Prominent Kiwis talk about what it means to them.

Congolese community hopes to raise awareness and action over violence in homeland.

The Human Rights Commission is joining those calling for the Government to quash convictions for gay sex.

Saturday marks 30 years since that milestone in the gay rights movement, an anniversary that will be celebrated in Parliament tonight.

Organizers read the names of the Orlando gay nightclub shooting and held a moment of silence Saturday during Cincinnati's parade and festival events celebrating Gay, Lesbian,....

The fight over gay rights in Florida has been contentious for a decade and flared anew earlier this year.

Lizzie Marvelly is right; every woman should be able to make her own choices.

She's young, beautiful and studying politics and philosophy. But this young Danish woman isn't your average uni student.

A transgender woman who claims she was forced out of her job at an Auckland barbershop has been cleared to pursue her claim of unjustified dismissal

COMMENT: We should be focussing on providing clean, filtered water to as many people as possible, because it is a basic human right, writes Sam Judd. Not selling water off to an overseas company.

COMMENT: US states looking to pass 'religious freedom' laws are coming up against the power of corporate - and Hollywood - values.

Customers complain insurers have refused to settle unless they stop posting negative comments on social media.

A mother is still battling the Government in court over pay for the care of her disabled son, despite repeated decisions in her favour.

Dr Tony Ellis today said his client, Kyung Yup Kim, who Chinese authorities want extradited for allegedly murdering a prostitute, was locked up 19 hours a day.

New Zealand will deport a murder suspect to China to face charges after assurances about his treatment and that the death penalty would be waived.

A stocktake on women's place in New Zealand says many women are still treated as "second-class citizens".

Australia has been grilled over its human rights record this week, appearing in the hot seat before the UN Human Rights Council for a performance review.