human rights

Society

Soldiers should not operate outside of human rights law

Government claims to be doing troops a favour, but it's simply sweeping MoD's mass failings under the carpet.

Oct 5, 2016

By Martha Spurrier

Afghanistan

Human Rights

Kenyan man arrested after national outrage over him bragging about sex with a girl of 10

26-year-old held after hashtag #ArrestMohammedAlfayo started trending.

Oct 5, 2016

By Elsa Buchanan

Kenya

Migration

Mass rescue of 6,055 migrants in one day off Libyan coast in wake of 2013 Lampedusa shipwreck

Nine dead during rescue operation as Italy marks anniversary of 2013 shipwreck which killed 368 migrants.

Oct 4, 2016

By Ludovica Iaccino

Philippines Duterte drugs Edgar Matobato

Politics

Self-confessed Filipino hitman says he is ready to die for his sins - report

Edgar Matobato said he had killed more than 50 people as part of Duterte's anti-crime squad.

Oct 1, 2016

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Hitman

Politics

Top Duterte critic fears for her life after calling out president over murderous drug war

'What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose his soul? I choose to keep my soul,' says Leila de Lima.

Sep 23, 2016

By Romil Patel

Philippines

Conflict

Hypocrisy towards terrorism is unacceptable, India says at UN amid rising tension with Pakistan

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, India said terrorism was the root cause behind people fleeing from their home soil.

Sep 20, 2016

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Human Rights

DRC: 'We thought things would be manageable but that's when we started hearing gunshots'

IBTimes UK speaks to a witness of the violence of 19 September in the DRC's capital Kinshasa

Sep 19, 2016

By Elsa Buchanan

DRC Joseph Kabila

Conflict

UK must stop arms sales to Saudis over Yemen breaches, say two MP committees

The joint report says an inquiry into human rights breaches is needed before arms should be sold to Saudi Arabia.

Sep 15, 2016

By William Watkinson

Saudi Arabia

Somali refugees escaped Kakuma for Nairobi

Human Rights

Kenya's repatriation of Somali refugees is fuelled by threats and misinformation, claims HRW

Rights group claims conditions of return of Somali refugees are against international law.

Sep 15, 2016

By Elsa Buchanan

Kenya

Human Rights

Breaking the silence: Indian child rape victims tell their stories

Five young girls speak out. Their names have been changed and their faces are hidden to protect their identities.

Sep 14, 2016

By David Sim

India rape Best Picture Galleries of 2016

Society

China claims it has efficiently guarded people's rights and freedoms amid global criticism

A white paper released by the country hailed the changes made in the field of justice for rights protection.

Sep 12, 2016

By Divya Kishore

CyberSecurity

Cuban government censors citizens' text messages to stamp out dissent

The communist state is allegedly filtering messages containing at least 30 keywords.

Sep 8, 2016

By Jason Murdock

Politics

Obama expected to meet Duterte in Laos and discuss drug war, South China Sea dispute

Duterte told critics that deaths related to his drug war cannot be compared to deaths brought on by Isis or Syria's Bashar al-Assad.

Aug 30, 2016

By Ananya Roy

White House

Society

Migrant crisis: Como to open shelter for 300 migrants as Switzerland tightens border control

Italian plan comes as Switzerland denies access to migrants, including children.

Aug 19, 2016

By Ludovica Iaccino

Conflict

Child soldiers being recruited by armed forces becoming a 'nightmare', warns Unicef

Unicef says more than 650 children were forced to take up arms in 2016 by militant and government forces.

Aug 19, 2016

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Society

Anjem Choudary sought to divide Muslims from the rest of us – don't let him win

Choudary is a textbook example of a clear dichotomy existing between human rights and national security.

Aug 17, 2016

By Dr Alan Greene

Theresa May

Social Media

Saudi women launch Twitter campaign demanding end to male guardianship

The campaign, promoted by Human Rights Watch, has received overwhelming response.

Aug 5, 2016

By India Ashok

Twitter

Politics

Jeremy Corbyn in fresh row over Shami Chakrabarti peerage nomination following anti-Semitism report

Labour leader promised not to nominate any new peers to the House of Lords in 2015.

Aug 5, 2016

By Ian Silvera

Jeremy Corbyn

Conflict

South Sudan troops committed atrocities in Juba, UN warns

Report comes as ministers loyal to former vice-president Machar replaced as some fear peace deal is failing.

Aug 5, 2016

By Ludovica Iaccino

Human Rights

This is what happened when refugees in Calais were shown Pokemon Go

"If pokemon can cross borders... why can't a refugee?"

Aug 5, 2016

By James Tennent

Pokemon Go Syria