human rights

Dozens of South Sudanese migrants have been detained ahead of their deportation, as part of Israeli clampdown on illegal migrants.

Violence continues in Syria, with fighting between the regime's forces and rebel defectors reported across the country.

Liberia seals border with Ivory Coast over fears of renewed violence after seven peacekeepers killed in cross-border ambush.

Anonymous dumps personal information from Intel website in protest against its mining activities in Congo.

Awá tribe makes desperate appeal to Brazilian government for a halt to illegal logging that is ravaging its territory.

Shocking video shows triumphant soldiers dragging and stacking corpses to burn them - while international condemnation goes on.

Outrage over a cartoon animation making fun of Shangaans and the Christian faith has led to a complaint being lodged with the Human Rights Commission.

United Nations monitors in Syria said they will renew attempts to access the site of the latest massacre in the village of al-Kubeir.

With his peace plan in tatters and reports of fresh slaughter in central province of Hama, peace envoy addresses UN in New York.

So British ministers will be boycotting England's three opening games at the Euro 2012 football tournament being jointly held by Ukraine and Poland?

Intisar Sharif Abdallah, a mother of three, sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Sudan.

Palestinian jailed footballer al-Sarsak facing death as he enters in his 80th day of hunger strike.

Anti-Bashar al-Assad activists say they have found more than 70 bodies and point to Syrian security forces and regime loyalists as the killers.

Dozens of protesters remain in Tahrir Square while others head to Alexandria for anniversary of death of Kahled Said.

Head of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab re-arrested after tweeting comment critical of al-Khalifa ruling system.

Gunmen order workers off bus before robbing, shooting and mutilating them, say anti-regime forces.

Foreign secretary warns that military option in Syria is on the table amid warnings of 'catastrophic' civil war.

Deportation flights must be halted amid growing evidence of torture of returnees.

US Secretary of State accuses Moscow of propping up Bashar al-Assad regime and warns that situation will lead to civil war.

Turkish government preparing bill that will restrict or ban abortion after prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls it 'murder'.

Talks between education minister Michelle Courchesne and student leaders viewed as 'last chance' to resolve conflict.

Syrian government accused of muddying waters by releasing political prisoners in line with Kofi Annan plan while continuing violence.

Egyptian activist accused of involvement in arson attack on campaign headquarters of Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq.

Thai webmaster receives eight-month suspended prison sentence for not removing comments posted by third-party in 'timely manner'.

Turkey expels Syrian top diplomats as UN's human rights council is due to hold a special session on Houla massacre

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and Zambian counterpart Michael Sata honoured by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.

Supreme Court rules in favour of European Arrest Warrant lodged by Swedish prosecutor against Assange.

Assange can still appeal to the European Court of Human Rights if he loses fight against extradition to Sweden.

Tribes from four continents urge Britain to ratify ILO Convention 169 that is supposed to guarantee their survival.

Opposition delegates subjected to intimidation as international rights groups criticise Bahrain's human rights record