HUMAN RIGHTS

Pictures of US public brandishing WBC-parody signs mimicking the homophobic church founded by Fred Phelps Sr

Relatives of passengers on the missing plane are growing increasingly frustrated over the lack of progress.

Zazaki, the dialect of the Kurdish language Elvan spoke, is a victim of linguistic genocide, writes Uzay Bulut

An Israeli court has ruled that Palestinians in Haifa pay for demolition costs of their own homes.

Dr Christian Jessen goes incognito to expose weird and bizarre therapies that claim to 'cure' homosexuality

Hanoi court sentences man to fifteen months for "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe interests of the state"

A look into exactly what can incur capital punishment in Pakistan

South Dakota senator tabled motion which would legalise discrimination against LGBT community.

Look at the best photos of the day: 18 March 2014.

Boko Haram attacks among catalogue of killings and disasters that exact a high price in Nigeria

Big business has been playing truant when it comes to improving educational standards around the world.

King's stunt highlights deadly toll of violence within black communities across the US.

Best photos of the day: 17 March 2014.

Final results of the referendum in Crimea show that 96.8% of voters support leaving Ukraine to join Russia.

Former US President urges Russia to stop meddling in Ukraine and allow it to determine its own future.

Human rights activists in Iraq and around the world have vehemently condemned the proposed bill.

Film claims conservative preachers responsible for wave of hatred resulting in anti-gay bill.

Pascal Simbikangwa sentenced to 25 years for his part in 1994 Rwandan genocide.

We have to stop accepting gross violations of workers' rights in electronics industry as a necessary evil.

Thanks to a Vodafone Firsts initiative Congolese refugees can speak with relatives after years apart.

Saudi Arabia's comments in Geneva are at best window dressing - at worst an attempt to obscure repression at home.

Violence in Darfur is causing thousands of deaths, while protesters are tortured and detained.

More than 100,000 people have been killed in the last three years of conflict.

Immigration campaigners pressurise Obama for change of policy.

Best photos of the day: 14 March 2014.

Veteran Labour politician, born Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, passes away aged 88.

Nuclear powers are unlikely to give up their weapons after seeing what has happened to Ukraine.

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to release beta smartphone app to help you select which companies to boycott.

Scottish schizophrenic condemned to death in Pakistan for blasphemy also denied medical assistance.