HUMAN RIGHTS

Policing costs for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange passes £10m as asylum at Ecuador embassy continues.

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on called on Iraqi authorities to 'rescue children' from Isis.

The survey also showed 20% approve of the use of violence in the name of Islam.

Hammond said Iraq is seeking help to train troops and give them air cover.

Hackers linked to Hezbollah used fake female Skype profiles to steal information on Syrian opposition fighters and their battle plans

Move comes after President Barack Obama bans federal contractors who discriminate against LGBT workers.

Professor Salaita claims the decision violates his right to free speech.

Yemeni capital paralysed by uncertainty as further violence looms.

I may be a 'Godless witch', but I love the freedom blasphemy offers – and I believe it makes society a safer, fairer place.

Thai civilians track down human traffickers on one of Asia's busiest smuggling routes.

Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for advocating free speech.

The UN Children's Fund launched a record $3.1bn (£2.06bn) appeal on Thursday (January 29) to enable it to help children caught up in a "new generation" of conflicts and disasters round the world, $1 billion more than it sought in 2014.

The governments of Egypt, Syria and Iraq used real and perceived security threats in 2014 as an excuse to downplay or abandon the rights of their citizens, which ultimately fuelled crises, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday (January 29).

New Human Rights Watch report says governments facing crisis ignore human rights

Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for advocating free speech on his blog.

Report shows decline of freedom and rise of terrorism in many countries in the world in 2014.

Rights group releases report on alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Operation Protective Edge

Following the demise of Saudi King Abdullah, the Kingdom has continued on its beheadings punishment.

Bernd Koschland fled Germany to the UK in 1939 as an eight year old boy in the Kindertransport mission.

Armenian people across the world have been commemorating the Armenian Genocide on 24 April every year.

Whenever Nazi hunt seems fruitless, I think back to case of Dinko Sakic and draw strength from his barbarity.

Armel Sayo was kidnapped while driving in the capital city of Bangui.

Naomi Blake survived everything the Nazis threw at her, and turned the horror into sculpture. Now she tells her story.

A Turkish court has threatened to ban Facebook entirely if the social network doesn't remove pages it claims are insulting to Mohammed.

Holocaust denial is rampant in the Middle East, flamed by the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict

German counter-extremism expert Bernd Wagner tells IBTimes UK that views which inspired Holocaust are still prevalent in Germany today.

Journalist was insulted and assaulted before fleeing after experiment to test attitudes to Jews in Malmö.

Saudi Arabia has one of the worst human rights records in the world.

National security advisor says Nigeria and neighbours best placed to defeat Boko Haram