human rights

Khamenei takes swipe at Hawkish Obama before nuclear talks.

More than a thousand Muslim migrant workers in Biryulyovo district arrested after murder of ethnic Russian man Yegor Shcherbakov.

Amnesty said the proposal to introduce compulsory medical tests and bar migrant workers deemed to be "homosexual" or transgender was "outrageous"

Managers and workers also arrested and sent for forensic anal examinations.

Washington accused of conspiracy to sink migrant boat off Sicilian coast.

Claims of fraud and vote rigging as president Ilham Aliyev prepares for landslide victory.

Tibet's exiled rights groups say many injured in security forces crackdown in Dathang, Biru County

Court finds activist guilty of involvement in mass protest on eve of Putin's inauguration.

What, or rather who, is the link between the small town of Muscatine, Iowa, and Zhengding County, Hebei, China?

EXCLUSIVE: Riots erupt at refugee camps during vigil to commemorate Lampedusa refugee deaths

Council of Europe members claim pioneering treatment raises ethical concerns.

Couple aged 14 and 15 held by police in northeastern city of Nador.

In a first on-camera interview, a representative of the Syrian Electronic Army reveals the group has no links with the Assad regime.

Amnesty International report warns that hundreds of children are being killed and thousands forced out of education across northern Nigeria by the Islamists.

Dacre was dubbed the 'Robert Mugabe of Fleet Street' by an impertinent Associated Newspapers director due to his career longevity and Dacre's fearsome reputation.

Hundreds of Eritreans attempt odyssey to Italy from Libyan coast, says activist.

Pace says circumcision for religious reasons 'particularly worrisome'.

Three campaign groups launch legal challenge in Europe over online privacy against GCHQ.

West African nation marks independence from UK with best wishes from around the world.

Two young women were arrested in Brazil after they were found kissing in public

Equality Now says Saudi activists are to be jailed after losing their appeal against sentence.

Former National Centre of Information director convicted for three murders commits suicide in Santiago.

David Cameron's suggestion that Ed Miliband's energy freeze plan is 'nuts' suggests the Tories have been spooked by the populist move.

UN Inspectors will begin checks of weapons on 1 October following UN resolution.

As demand outstrips supply, China looks to Africa, Latin America and Ukraine.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) fighters believed to have abducted Jesuit priest Paolo Dall'Oglio.

Anti-gay lawmaker Vitaly Milonov says Fry is a 'bringer of evil' for expressing his views about Russia's anti-gay laws.

Abe said in his speech at the New York stock exchange that Japan's economy "is exceptionally good".

Groups object to gay singer performing in country over fears he will make a mockery of anti-homosexuality laws.

Russian authorities launch probe into environmental activists' protest despite NGOs' appeal to free them.