HUMAN RIGHTS

Punk art collective gained worldwide fame in 2012 when they staged an anti-Putin protest in Moscow's Cathedral.

El Al pilots refuse to deport Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to home countries where they face risk of death.

#Where_is_She? movement on social media puts focus on woman "disappeared" after peaceful protest against Iran's strict dress code.

LGBT campaigners accuse government of assault on gender rights to turn attention away from Egypt's serious financial problems.

While North Korea's nuclear ambitions made global headlines, its humanitarian situation received almost no coverage.

Women's marches were held in many US cities, as well as London, Paris, Rome and Berlin, to mark the first anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration.

A coalition of Indian churches has challenged the country's law currently used to penalise homosexuality.

Helen Grace James, from Pennsylvania, received an 'honourable discharge' after a 60-year battle with authorities.

"We eat and drink the food that is thrown away," 11-year-old Ayoub said. "We collect fish, meat, potatoes, onions and flour."

Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov has reportedly turned his attention to suspected drug users and has launched a torture campaign similar to last year's anti-gay purge.

Laura Plummer's family told media that they worried about the Briton jailed in Egypt as she struggles with conditions inside the Cairo jail.

Little Li becomes unwitting social media star - but his story sparks wider debate about child cruelty.

Gang-rape Dalit victim's death after ordeal in conservative state of Haryana sparks demand for crackdown as activists claim rape epidemic in India.

The teenager talks to IBTimes UK about homelessness, sexual assault, and founding a world-renowned charity in high school.

Other monuments that some regard as problematic still remain, including one of Christopher Columbus.

Nepalese woman Gauri Kumari Bayak dies after being banished to mountain hut for menstruating. She was following ancient Hindu tradition Chhaupadi.

Professor Con Slobodchikoff hopes to develop technology that will allow pets and their owners to communicate effectively for the first time in history.

Menstruating girls banned from crossing River Ofin in the Upper Denkyira East district of Ghana by 'powerful river god.'

South Carolina wants to bring back the execution method because it has run out of lethal death row drugs.

They face dangers ranging from losing their footing on steep drops, being struck by falling rocks or succumbing to temperatures as low as minus 9C (15°F)

38 migrants who landed in Italy have said they underwent degrading and unlawful treatment at the hands of Italian authorities after they refused to give their fingerprints.

Dr Kimberley Mehlman-Orozco, an expert in human trafficking, speaks to IBTimes UK about the bleak reality of how almost every industry is tarnished by slavery.

The Myanmar military has admitted killing 10 Rohingya people whose bodies were found in a mass grave in Inn Dinn village.

Easing of drug-trafficking laws by Iranian judiciary hailed as important step in halting executions worldwide.

Footage has emerged from China of a strict father forcing a group of children to strip to their bare chests and undergo a series of exhausting exercises.

Emir was one of six children killed by Syrian and Russian air strikes on Eastern Ghouta on Monday. Since 29 December, 126 people, including 29 children, have lost their lives.

Speculation has swirled for decades that everyone from North Korean footballers to coaches are punished for not dominating international sporting championships.

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been blacklisted for its involvement in the BDS Movement to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians.

Is it a prank or a challenge to conservative values in Gulf kingdom? Authorities open investigation into gay wedding ceremony.