UK's anti-human trafficking efforts in Vietnam must include support for cannabis grow-op victims.
Swedish photographer Jonas Gratzer has been named Photographer of the Year by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand.
In 2014 the UK prosecuted a Vietnamese child for growing marijuana even though judge knew child was enslaved.
Prominent lawyers Wang Yu and Sui Muqing among those feared detained.
The United Nations Human Rights Office voiced its deep concern over the worsening human rights.
Ensaf Haidar said her husband's writings were innocent and pointed out that plenty of other writers make similar comments on social media.
Daniel Mekonnen says that he has received death threats for his work in Eritrean diaspora
Report details human rights abuses by both pro-Moscow militias and Ukrainian government forces.
Damning report from Amnesty International condemns Ukrainian combatants for a litany of war crimes
Ireland could become first country in world to legalise gay marriage through a national vote.
Saudi civil service advertises for eight positions of "religious functionaries" to carry out "judgement of death".
Common torture methods include beatings and strapping suspects onto metal interrogation tiger chairs
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urges UK authorities to take action against tabloids anti-immigrant coverage.
Charity Stonewall explains why compulsory LGBT sex and relationships education is essential for healthy lives
Amnesty leads condemnation of sentence by Beijing court.
Lithuanian suspect claimed he was too unwell to leave Britain.
Samar Badawi has suffered double tragedy after brother Raif and husband Waleed Abu al-Khair both imprisoned.
A group of human rights activists rallied outside the state capitol building, against a bill they say allows people to use religion as a basis for discrimination.
5 Chinese women detained for campaigning for women's rights remain imprisoned since 6 March
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International criticise Britain's policy towards Egyptian leader Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.
Tourists given priority in shelter centre claims Aboriginal community leader
Fear, repression and injustice cast a dark shadow over the first-ever European Games in Baku.