human rights

King Abdullah grants 20 percent quota for women in government advisory body.

Zhang Yongming found guilty of murdering 11 people and selling their flesh as 'ostrich meat'.

Human rights activists claim Riyadh has breached international law because Nafeek was a minor at the time of alleged crime.

Pro-democracy activists accused by Hanoi of belonging to outlawed Viet Tan group in fresh crackdown on dissidents.

Virgin and WPP bosses join list of ten names in FT letter urging prime minister not to risk Britain's membership of EU.

Nurses conduct vaginal search on Danlambao blogger after arrest for hiding 'illegal exhibits' on body.

Questions remain over appointment of Chuck Hagel and John Brennan to senior defence and CIA positions.

Militant group affiliated to al-Qaida in Iraq and fields 5,000 fighters.

Wali Ur Rahman vows to implement Islamic Sharia system in India.

Terrified teenager locks herself in room for two days before fleeing back to her parents' house.

Figurehead of right-wing group pleads guilty to possession of false identity document.

Second sentence in two days for opposition activists in Gulf Arab state.

Repeal of ban announced in Church Times - but many Anglican hard-liners say they plan to appeal.

Explosion takes place in Alwaite-majority Damascus neighbourhood.

Lord Green tells IBTimes UK reaching the £1tn export value target will not be easy "but it is a marathon we can complete".

Star mocks Mursi's use of word 'love' while holding pillow depicting president's face on his TV show Al Bernameg.

IBTimes UK picks the six stories that will make the headlines next year.

Aung San Suu Kyi, Pussy Riot, Bashar al-Assad and Francesco Schettino among the 12 people who made the headlines in 2012.

Militants accused of war crimes in firing rockets into civilian areas in Israel during recent conflict.

Overloaded van 15 children hits parked vehicle and plunges into roadside pond in Guizi city.

UN says 23 bodies recovered and all missing are presumed dead.

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy stages nude demo with Femen radicals outside Egyptian embassy in Stockholm.

A set of new legal guidelines aim to see fewer people charged for offensive messages posted on social networks like Twitter.

Government to draft series of measures to clarify when a pregnant woman's life is at risk.

Scottish computer hacker Gary McKinnon won't be put on trial in the UK, following the government's decision not to extradite him to the US.

Yousri al-Jamal and Ma'amoun Wazwaz accused by IDF in Hebron of working for human rights group

Desmond de Silva report reveals British government's role in Belfast lawyer’s murder.

Former colonel Dmitry Pavluchenkov could be sentenced to 12 years for involvement in Politkovskaya murder.

European Grassroots Antiracist Movement urges silent march in Athens against 'surge' of neo-Nazis.

Shots fired at demonstrators and IMF loan bid delayed in draft constitution crisis.