HUMAN RIGHTS

Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić was found guilty of crimes against humanity and genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.

Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic has been found guilty of Europe's biggest genocide since the Second World War. But villagers in Bozanovici claim he is misunderstood.

The UN tribunal on war crimes in former Yugoslavia has convicted General Ratko Mladic of crimes against humanity and genocide during Bosnia's 1992-95 war.

Rihanna, Kim Kardashian and others have shared an image of a post partly describing the circumstances leading child sex trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown to be jailed in 2004.

The lawsuit says that Cecil Koger had his dreadlocks cut forcibly by the Ohio Department of Rehabilition and Corrections on five occasions.

After Josh Rivers was fired from Gay Times for a series of racist and problematic tweets it re-sparked the debate- does the LGBTQ+ scene have a race problem?

Award-winning photojournalist Kevin Frayer has returned to Bangladesh to document the hardships faced by the refugees, 60% of whom are children.

Sierra Leone mudslide survivors evicted from government emergency camps in Freetown without prospect of resettlement.

The problem of hiring bias may fester on with many organisations still not taking active steps to tackle it, new research finds.

Activists fear that an anti-LGBT law could be passed as homophobia starts gaining traction in the country.

The issue of abortion is divisive in Italy, where the practice is legal, but doctors can refuse to perform it on religious grounds.

Libya is one of the main transit routes for migrants trying to reach Europe, but thousands remain trapped in the violence-ridden country amid fears they are being tortured and sold off as slaves.

Campaigners fear that Scottish Sikh Jagtar Singh Johal will 'face further torture' after he was returned to police custody in India.

Police fired live rounds and tear gas to prevent Odinga's convoy from making its way to Nairobi's main park so he could address supporters.

On 22 November, a UN war crimes tribunal will deliver its verdict in the trial of former Bosnian Serb military chief General Ratko Mladic. In his home village of Bozanovici, he is still seen as a hero.

Rohingya Muslims who were injured while fleeing ethnic violence in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state showed their wounds to Reuters photographer Jorge Silva at refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.

Nine students from Worth County High School brought a class action suit against Worth County Sheriff's Office after the mass drug searches in April 2017.

Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina tells IBTimes UK that the west needs to keep up pressure on Moscow over its annexation of Crimea as her group fights for more freedoms in Russia.

Australia overwhelming showed its support to legalise same-sex marriage on Wednesday (15 November) in a historic national postal survey.

Human rights activists protest against Iraq's bill of Jafaari Personal Status Law that could legalise child marriage, marital rape and ban Muslims from marrying non-Muslims.

With issues surrounding the age of consent being raised in both France and the US, we took a look at the vast disparity in the law around the world.

Rohingya Muslims are so desperate to leave Myanmar they are willing to risk their lives by crossing a four-kilometre (2.5-mile) stretch of water on flimsy makeshift rafts or even swimming to Bangladesh.

Musician and activist Bob Geldof announced he would return his Freedom of the City of Dublin in protest at Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a recipient of the honour.

Life of UK mother in Iran, Nazanin Zaghrai-Ratcliffe, endangered after comments by Foreign Secretary, her MP has said.

Landmark ruling sees company lose ruling its drivers should be classed as workers rather than self-employed.

The advert plays on Saudi Arabia's recent historic decision to overturn its decades-old women driving ban.

Sri Lanka government promises to investigate allegations of torture and rape against Tamils after AP testimony of 20 men about human rights abuses by army and police.

The test allows doctors to inspect the hymen of women to verify rape claims. It is considered unscientific and a violation of the victim's privacy, and was banned in India in 2014.

Women's rights campaigners in Iran have released eye-opening footage showing the abuse they receive when refusing to wear a hijab in public as part of the #WhiteWednesday movement.