human rights

5,000 asylum seekers flee to Uganda following South Sudan's recent violence.

Elsa Buchanan Jul 19, 2016

Unicef says at least 134 children will die every day if timely help is not reached.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jul 19, 2016

Three decomposing bodies were found stuffed in burlap sacks in a river a week after abduction of trio.

Elsa Buchanan Jul 18, 2016

HRW accuses Hungary of not complying with international standards on human rights.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jul 13, 2016

IBTimes UK investigates the political record of the incoming premier.

Ian Silvera Jul 12, 2016

Israeli parliament passes law targeting liberal rights groups.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jul 12, 2016

Former detainees told HRW Burundi's intelligence services has allegedly 'become increasingly vicious'.

Elsa Buchanan Jul 07, 2016

Human Rights Watch claims police officers routinely cover up extrajudicial killings in Rio de Janeiro

Elsa Buchanan Jul 07, 2016

Police killed 645 people in Rio state in 2015, and more than 8,000 in the last decade

Elsa Buchanan Jul 07, 2016

Initial reports suggest that Administration Police officers may have been involved in the murders.

Elsa Buchanan Jul 06, 2016

Hong Kong vows to protect Lam in the face of Chinese threat against him.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jul 06, 2016

Three police officers are being held over offences relating to the killings.

Elsa Buchanan Jul 05, 2016

UPDATE: Bodies of rights lawyer Willie Kimani and his driver Joseph Muiruri allegedly found in Nairobi

Elsa Buchanan Jul 01, 2016

'These migrants have probably suffered inhuman treatment upon arrival,' human-rights groups have warned.

Elsa Buchanan Jun 30, 2016

Leaders spark genocide fears with anti-Tutsi propaganda amid violent political crackdown.

Elsa Buchanan Jun 30, 2016

Stunning photos raise awareness of issues like sustainable development, pollution and human rights.

David Sim Jun 28, 2016

'Africa's Pinochet' was convicted of crimes against humanity, rape, sexual slavery and torture in May.

Elsa Buchanan Jun 28, 2016

IBTimes UK investigates claims that Somali women and girls in the camp have been targets of sexual violence.

Elsa Buchanan Jun 28, 2016

Interior Ministry says it was a unique decision as Ali hopes it is a turning point for Africans.

Ludovica Iaccino Jun 27, 2016

Human Rights Watch calls for prosecution of former banditry controller Robert Yékoua-Ketté.

Elsa Buchanan Jun 27, 2016

Nudists claim ban undermines their way of life, known as Freikorperkultur, or Free Body Culture.

Ludovica Iaccino Jun 22, 2016

LGBTI refugees fled systematic human rights violations against the community in Uganda

Elsa Buchanan Jun 21, 2016

IBTimes UK meets LGBTI Ugandans who claim they suffer attacks despite seeking safety in Kenya.

Elsa Buchanan Jun 20, 2016

Eze Okafur was stabbed and his brother killed when militants stormed their house in Maiduguri in 2010.

Ludovica Iaccino Jun 20, 2016

Lam Wing Kee is one of five Hong Kong booksellers who disappeared in the last year.

James Tennent Jun 19, 2016

Photo story: IBTimes UK commemorates Day of the African Child 2016 among Kakuma's most vulnerable children.

Elsa Buchanan Jun 17, 2016

Activists and human-rights groups say authorities have killed more than 400 Oromo people since November 2015.

Ludovica Iaccino Jun 16, 2016

UN set up the trust fund to help economic development in countries that people attempt to leave for Europe.

Ludovica Iaccino Jun 14, 2016

Human rights group says arrest is part of a synchronised effort 'to silence civil society in Bahrain'.

Divya Kishore Jun 13, 2016

Demonstrations took place in Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Prague and Brussels over the weekend (11-12 June) outside regional offices of phone giant Apple.

Fiona Keating Jun 12, 2016