HUMAN RIGHTS

Nyatura collaborated with FDLR rebels and the Congolese army to protect Hutu interests.

The Mai-Mai are the most prolific recruiters of child soldiers, and are accused of rape and torture.

The ADF launched a series of attacks in 2013 against civilians in the DRC.

FDLR was formed by Rwandan Hutus linked to the 1994 genocide.

Gay and bisexual men in the Netherlands will be allowed to donate blood as long as they are not sexually active.

Fortify Rights report claims Myanmar government is responsible for genocide against Rohingya Muslims.

Majority of North Korean workers are held in China and Russia, and work up to 20 hours a day.

Transgender woman Tara Hudson may face abuse and violence in all-male HMS Bristol prison.

Campaigners call on DRC government to investigate 'war crimes' committed by armed groups

IBTimes UK speaks with leading LGBTI activist Bisi Alimi on gay rights in Nigeria.

Trade is lucrative between Saudi Arabia and the UK but we are compromising our values.

Salman is alleged to have headed a committee which identified dissenting athletes in 2011.

Reports emerged of up to five civilians deaths but the UN has so far denied it killed refugees.

Disclosing secrets is often the only way to end human rights abuses and whistleblowers must be protected.

Al-Saadi Gaddafi told Human Rights Watch that he was 'terrorised' and tortured by guards at al-Hadba prison.

Geeta was accompanied by the Edhi family who looked after her in Karachi.

Death sentences have been carried for apostasy, blasphemy and "fornication".

Statistics show during 2014 and 2015 there were 58,399 detentions under the Act – an increase of 9.8 percent.

More than 2,000 athletes from 30 different countries will compete

IBTimes UK meets World Vision to discuss solutions to end child soldier recruitment.

EXCLUSIVE: Tiananmen Square survivor spoke to IBTimes UK a day before he was detained.

Sikh Lives Matter protest organisers accused police forces of being violent at the demonstration on Thursday.

700 vulnerable people living in precarious conditions, described as a "humanitarian emergency".

Facing charges of crimes against humanity, Habré said victims were 'nymphomaniac prostitutes'.

Activists have demanded the release of environmental NGO director Mohon Kumar Mondal.

Protesters form roadblock to raise awareness about Sikh deaths in India.

Human rights violations at iPhone 6s factory in China exposed by China Labor Watch.

Confucius Peace Prize awarded to Robert Mugabe despite human rights record

Government also proposed a month-long 'stopover' in new camps to de-bottleneck the 'New Jungle'