HUMAN RIGHTS

Tragic case of Shaimaa al-Sabbagh shows Egypt's peaceful protesters are staring down the barrel of a gun.

Worker and owner of holiday bungalow hospitalised after machete and baton attack in Cambodia.

Ashley Judd promised to press charges against Twitter trolls after abuse and threats following her tweets on sport.

Tens of thousands expected to join marches against racism and fascism across the UK.

Steven Wise argues that animals including chimps and enemies have sophisticated cognitive capacities, and should not have the legal status of property.

There has been a surge in executions since Pakistan lifted six-year-moratorium on death penalty in January

Resolution drafted by Dutch delegate Pieter Omtzigt also encourages member states to grant asylum to whistle-blowers.

Belgian FM Didier Reynders accused for his 'blacked up' look for a children's charity.

Tunisia - the lone success story of the 2011 Arab Spring - faces significant challenges following Bardo Museum massacre

Shafqat confessed to killing a child - but only after nine days of torture.

Former Facebook employee Chia Hong says she was discriminated against for being female and Taiwanese.

24 Assyrians were released by Isis in early March but hundreds more are still held hostage

Hussain was sentenced to death when he was 14.

Tourists given priority in shelter centre claims Aboriginal community leader

Kurds may have beaten Isis in Kobani - but Kurdophobia remains rife.

Charity says punishing civilians because Raqqa is under Islamic State control cannot be justified.

People of Ukraine hope today's images of Vladimir Putin are old or doctored - we can't bear the thought that he is back.

Governments are exploiting the massacres in France and Denmark to implement restrictive agendas.

Former Sri Lankan president said country was united against calls for a UN war probe

Country's former president says Nigeria did not act fast enough to rescue the 200 girls taken by Boko Haram.

IBTimes UK picks highlights from the 19th Human Rights Watch Film Festival, 18-27 March, London.

Nun in her 70s in a serious condition after being gang-raped by robbers.

Murder of Syed Farid Khan in Nagaland was a horrific example of misplaced vigilante justice. It needs to stop.

The Ku Klux Klan isn't declining; in fact it is burgeoning as a 21-century terror group.

Survival International urges aids agencies to ensure funds not used inappropriately in Ethiopia.

BREAKING: Ministry of Defence confirms military healthcare worker has contracted virus.

Right groups are warning that two bills, if signed into law, will limit women's freedom in Iran.

Stockholm announced it was not to renew a military cooperation agreement with Riyadh.

Vitaly Milonov takes time off from castigating homosexuals to attack 'erotic' hair salon in remote Siberian town.