human rights

Home secretary insists government got appeal deadline right.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia set to strengthen crackdown on gays and tomboys by banning them from schools and universities.

Home Office may have arrested Abu Qatada too early, giving him time to appeal deportation decision.

Wives of UN ambassadors from Britain and Germany call on Syria's first lady to stand up to her man.

Dozens of protesters confront Bahrain's king, Sheikh Salam bin Hamad al Khalifa, with anti-government slogans.

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who has long been the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), will take on a new role - a Special Envoy for large-scale crises causing civilians to flee homelands.

The Vietnamese authorities have charged three bloggersincluding Nguyen Hoang Hai, with "propaganda against the state"

The African Union suspended Guinea Bissau's membership on Tuesday over last week's military coup, adding that the West African country won't be reinstated until army chiefs restore civilian rule.

Radical cleric Abu Qutada arrested at his home and told Home Office will try to deport him.

Bahrain fails to live up to its promises and unnecessarily torture the anti-government protestors, says Amnesty's report.

Human rights watchdog report undermines Manama claims of progress over protesters' rights and claims abuses continue.

1,200 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails start hunger strike, while another 2,300 mark Prisoners' Day by refusing to eat.

Bombardments by President Bashar al-Assad's troops continue to break the peace.

Around 40 per cent of those included in Israeli pro-Palestinian blacklist were not activists

Unlike previous occasions, Russia and China supported the resolution.

Prime minister's push to ease EU sanctions could have unexpected - but welcome - consequences for fledgling music scene.

Fromer Metropolitan Police Chief John Yates claime Bahrain is safer than London. But CCTV footage shows group of masked thugs ransacking a shop while police stand by idly.

David Cameron meets pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and calls for sanctions against Burma to be suspended in historic visit.

Mali's interim president warns of stern action against the Islamic rebels in the northern parts of the country.

The Syrian troops clashed with the rebels near the Turkey border giving a first blow to the already fragile ceasefire.

Fragile ceasefire starts to crumble amid reports of deaths and lethal road bomb in Aleppo.

German prohibition of incest consistent with European human rights laws, court rules in case of Patrick Stuebing convicted of committing incest with sister, Susan Karolewski.

No major attacks reported since the ceasefire came into effect but army violations taking place, claim activists.

Collective legal action is first of its kind in racial profiling case in France.

Teampoison attacks MI6 in protest at 'detention of innocent people on terrorism charges'.

Soldiers, tanks and snipers still in position in major cities around Syria but no violence reported.

As Syria said it has agreed to end all military operation by 0300GMT on Thursday April 12, activists reported two new massacres committed by the security forces.

Human rights groups warn prime minister that hunger strike prisoner likely to be force-fed.

Israeli soldiers accused of theft in raid on Kafr Qaddum home.

Protesters in Bahrain continued to demonstrate as tensions over the planned F1 Grand Prix continue to rise.