human rights

Rohingya child marriage refugee camps Bangladesh

Human Rights

Poignant photos and stories of young Rohingya girls forced to marry so their families could eat

Child marriage is common at Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, where marrying off a young daughter means one less mouth to feed.

Dec 4, 2017

By David Sim

Rohingya Muslims Migration Pictures

Prince Laurent of Belgium (r) and his wife Princess Claire during a Parade on the country’s National Day in Brussels

Society

Maverick Belgian prince says pay cut to £280,000 a year will breach human rights

The eccentric brother of the king of Belgium claims his human rights will be violated if the government goes ahead with its threat to cut his salary to €308,000 (£280,000).

Dec 1, 2017

By Roger Baird

Human Rights

Prisoners want $15m from Canadian government after witnessing brutal murder of fellow inmate

Prisoners at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre witnessed and heard the murder of fellow inmate Adam Kargus in October 2013.

Dec 1, 2017

By Neil Murphy

Crime

Large crowd watches as Chinese drug dealers sentenced to death during open trial

Video emerges on Chinese social media of three drug dealers being sentenced to death by open court as 1,000 people watch.

Nov 29, 2017

By Neil Murphy

Human Rights

Pope Francis urges Myanmar's ethnic minorities to turn the other cheek

In his first public Mass in Myanmar, Pope Francis urged the country's long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured.

Nov 29, 2017

By David Sim

Pope Francis Rohingya Muslims

Human Rights

Venezuela: State security forces systematically abused protesters

Dramatic images of police and soldiers cracking down on young protesters were broadcast around the world, but less is known about the thousands more who were hauled away.

Nov 29, 2017

By David Sim

Venezuela Politics Pictures

Rohingya Muslim Buddhist Myanmar Bangladesh

Human Rights

The 100 most powerful images of the Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis

Nov 23, 2017

By David Sim

Rohingya Muslims

Human Rights

Saudis to ease blockade to allow urgent humanitarian aid into Yemen

International aid groups describe the situation in Yemen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis as millions are at risk of famine.

Nov 22, 2017

By David Sim

Saudi Arabia Conflict Pictures

Human Rights

Nine-year-old girls in Iraq could be forced to marry under new Muslim laws

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.

Nov 14, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Iraq