HUMAN RIGHTS

Alarming new data mirrors stifling of civil liberties and resurgent rebels.

Former child soldier Ongwen is charged with 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

AU said civilians killed in 'shoot-out' with Al-Shabaab, but HRW claims Wardinle villagers killed 'indiscriminately'.

IBTimes UK told of fears for the lives of 150 suspected Burundian rebels facing deportation from DRC.

Elections for the top seat will be held during the 28th AU Summit held in Addis Ababa until next week.

Detained by Kenyan authorities, Dong Samuel Luak is at risk of unlawful deportation to South Sudan.

The lawmaker wanted to highlight failure in tackling sexual harassment of women in the workplace.

An inquiry was launched after receptionist Nicola Thorp was sent home for refusing to wear high heels.

Unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions and maternal deaths will rise as consequence of Mexico City Policy re-enactment.

Exclusive: Human rights group tells IBTimes UK that May should ask some 'probing questions'.

UN expressed fears the African nation "could slip into genocide" similar that of Rwanda in 1994.

More than 65,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since October after the Burmese army launched a crackdown in Rakhine State.

The global gag rule is one of the first executive orders signed by Donald Trump.

The move comes two days after millions of women across the globe marched to defend their rights.

The Cambridge Phd student was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Egypt.

Stanford and Princeton computer scientists say people who are active on social media are vulnerable.

IBTimes UK interviews refugees in Dakar days after strongman goes into exile.

Thousands protested in Pristina for the release of the former prime minister Ramush Haradinaj.

Serbia's social and asylum services have not offered any support, shelter or protection.

Met Police has confirmed no arrests were made at one of the biggest women's rights demonstrations.

Everything you need to know to join in the demonstration on the first day of Donald Trump's presidency.

Okombi Salissa's spokesman tells IBTimes UK opposition leader faces trumped-up charges.

Some 180 Congolese fighters fled disarmament camps in Uganda where they were confined since 2013 defeat.

Over one million women worldwide will march against intolerance the day after Trump's inauguration.

Critics accuse China of turning a blind eye to rampant rights abuses in the central African nation.

The violence against Rohingya people has galvanised Muslims in the Southeast Asia, Malaysian PM said.

UK government has been criticised for its links with the Bahraini Sunni monarchy.

Imbonerakure, the ruling party's youth league, has killed and tortured scores of people, HRW alleges.

Opposition and peace activists say Nkurunziza is "bluffing" as soldiers are "a mean of pressure".