human rights

Crime

Philippines: Police chief calls for 'men of burning desire' to join a reformed anti-drug force

Ronald dela Rosa said he hoped that this new campaign against drugs would be less bloody, if not bloodless.

Mar 6, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Philippines

Human Rights

Family of Dublin man jailed in Egypt warns time running out as hunger strike continues

Ibrahim Halawa was arrested in August 2013 in the midst of a government crackdown in Egypt.

Mar 2, 2017

By Callum Paton

Egypt

Mass killer Anders Breivik receives 21 years

Crime

Far-right mass murderer Anders Breivik's human rights 'not violated' in Norwegian prison, court rules

Extremist's isolation in prison not "degrading and inhumane", appeals court says.

Mar 1, 2017

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Human Rights

Angola's government must investigate claims police beat peaceful protesters and set dogs on them

Demonstrators fear voter registration will be tampered with in forthcoming election.

Mar 1, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Human Rights

DRC security forces killed 40 protesters in two weeks as Kabila was due to stand-down, says UN

Damning new report reveals that at least 917 people were arrested between 15 and 31 December 2016.

Mar 1, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

DRC Joseph Kabila

Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa

Crime

Philippines Police 'ready to go back' to Duterte's war on drugs

Police chief Ronald dela Rosa says the drug trade has returned to the streets of Manila.

Feb 27, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Human Rights

Tanzania's 'ghost people': Putting an end to albino persecution

Grave digging for albino corpses and sale of body parts highlight that more needs to be done to tackle violence against persecuted minority.

Feb 25, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Human Rights

Tanzania: Deputy health minister brands homosexuality 'unnatural' in latest online rant

Deteriorating situation for Tanzanian gay community facing up to 30 years imprisonment.

Feb 20, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Human Rights

Dozens executed amid intensified fighting between rival militia groups in Central African Republic

Gruesome details have emerged of serious international crimes committed by rival ex-Seleka militias.

Feb 16, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

CyberSecurity

Amnesty International exposes mysterious espionage scheme against journalists and activists

Meet 'Safeena Malik', the fake persona at the heart of a cyber campaign targeting activists.

Feb 15, 2017

By Jason Murdock

Human Rights

Malawi votes for historical amendment to irrevocably outlaw child marriage

One in two girls marry before the age of 18 in Malawi and are exposed to domestic and sexual violence.

Feb 15, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Malawi

Human Rights

DRC: UN demands 'independent' inquiry after 100 killed in clashes between army and militia

Concerns over high death toll and disproportionate use of force against Kamuina Nsapu militia in Kasai.

Feb 14, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

DRC United Nations

Politics

The Left want to think our troops are barbarians - that's why false Iraq war claims were believed

Soldiers' lives were ruined and Britons were put at risk by Phil Shiner's vexatious claims about our armed forces.

Feb 13, 2017

By Daniel Hannan

Jeremy Corbyn Iran Iraq

Human Rights

The abandoned swimming pool in Greece where migrants are forced to live

The men are cold, hungry and speak of police beatings - but are in search of a better life in Europe.

Feb 8, 2017

By Lydia Smith

Syria Algeria

Human Rights

Central African Republic: Fighting intensifies between rival factions near Bambari

The predominantly Muslim Seleka rebellion splintered into several movements over leadership rivalries.

Feb 7, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Conflict

Aleppo's 7-year-old Twitter girl asks Trump: Have you ever gone hungry for 24 hours?

Bana Alabed and her family now live in Turkey after being evacuated from eastern Aleppo in December 2016.

Feb 2, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Donald Trump

Conflict

Crash of two military helicopters in DRC raises fears of possible M23 rebels revival

Four dead and five injured in what military sources say was a crash while chasing fighters from the former rebel group.

Jan 30, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

DRC

Politics

Donald Trump wants to bring torture back – this is what its brutal reality means for victims

Trump said "we're not playing on an even field" with Isis and believes torture like waterboarding works.

Jan 26, 2017

By Shane Croucher

Donald Trump

Human Rights

China pumps money into Congo-Brazzaville oil industry hub despite alleged rights abuses

Critics accuse China of turning a blind eye to rampant rights abuses in the central African nation.

Jan 19, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe

Diplomacy

Make packing arrangements, North Korea tells Obama in final parting shot

Outgoing president accused of creating the 'worst human rights situation' in US history in a commentary.

Jan 18, 2017

By Romil Patel

Barack Obama North Korea White House

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