human rights

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

Hacktivists warn they will take down sites and call for race boycott over Bill 78 which limits human rights in Quebec.

Saga of attempts to deport al-Qaida bombing suspect to Jordan drags on after Home Office asks for more time to assemble evidence.

Bahraini prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been released on bail while opposition activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja ends his 110-day long hunger strike

Ethiopian government's Liyu police paramilitary force summarily executed 10 men in tit-for-tat rampage.

Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the Houla massacre and calls for intense international pressure on the Syrian regime to end violence.

Syrian forces use helicopter gunships and deadly fire against unarmed civilians.

United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay urges Western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its president, Robert Mugabe.

Saudi Arabia could compete without female athletes after International Olympic Committee refuses to sanction actions forcing them to do so.

Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange has donned a Guy Fawkes' Anonymous mask in what he claims to be his "last public appearance" at event in London.

Naveen Patnaik cancels lecture in the face of planned protests by human rights organisations.

Zainab al-Khawaja, daughter of human rights activist and hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, sentenced to one month in prison in Manama

Human Rights activists seek to prevent Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad al-Khalifa from attending London 2012 Olympics.

The article in Malay language tabloid Metro Ahad claimed incest was common among nomadic Penan communities in Ulu Baram area.

Injuring or even killing animal poachers in India's state of Maharashtra will no longer be a crime.

People including common street vendors were brutally beaten and cruelly treated.

Israel's foreign ministry spokesman said South Africa's decision to ban imported goods marked as 'made in Israel' when they come from the West Bank settlements had "characteristics of racism".

Israeli human rights group releases video showing Israeli soldiers failing to intervene as Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinians in West Bank.

Apart from eurozone crisis, the summit concentrated on a whole range of issues including Afghanistan and Iran.

Kings and queens from across globe gather at Windsor for luncheon to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee.