HUMAN RIGHTS

LUCHA activists were calling on African leaders to 'listen to the voice of the Congolese people'.

IBTimes UK interviews Nigerian journalist on how female genital mutilation impacted on her life.

Other nations are stepping up the rhetoric against the court which they say is biased against African states.

Country claimed in 2015 it wanted to leave ICC following criticism for refusing to arrest Sudan's President.

From Mexico to Argentina, thousands of people took to the street to demand an end to gender-based violence.

Activists claim that Chinese authorities are attempting to slash the population of the spiritual epicentre.

The rape and murder of a teenage girl have prompted a wave of demonstrations across Argentina and Chile.

IBTImes UK speaks to Doctors of the World UK ahead of the imminent demolition.

France says a delay in holding elections is not the answer to the crisis.

In China's Sichuan province, Buddhist monks and nuns are being told to leave due to "overcrowding".

Let what is taught be based on the quality of ideas not race, gender or sexuality.

A US businessman, his 80-year old father and four others were sentenced to 10 years in jail for espionage.

Rights group claims authorities are 'failing to investigate and prosecute' grave crimes.

The report titled Island Of Despair claimed that the Australian immigration in Nauru was an 'open-air prison'.

311,083 have fled Burundi's violence, which has left up to 2,000 people dead since April 2015.

Colombian drug cartels have admitted to the 1986 murders for which Kris Maharaj was convicted

Amnesty International's new report details abuses suffered by Sunni Arabs fleeing Isis-controlled areas.

Nearly three-quarters of migrants travelling from North Africa to Europe have experienced exploitation.

Freeing what is known as the crown jewel in the Islamic caliphate can end Isis' stronghold in northern Iraq.

EU 'should follow up with targeted sanctions to address the escalating crisis in DRC' claims Enough Project.

AU President Deby's stance on President Nkurunziza's mandate 'misrepresents' crisis, say opponents

MP Betty Nambooze is behind a controversial bill to control the mainly illegal supply and consumption of alcohol.

Thousands of people are being trafficked into slavery every year, a new report reveals.

The claims were made in new book SAS Who Dares Wins: Leadership Secrets From The Special Forces.

Zaina Erhaim faces choice between returning to Turkey or seeking asylum after the UK confiscated her passport at Assad regime's request.

Doctor claims that offer to help was initially brushed aside.

Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) condemns arrest that violates Zimbabwe law.

Drug use is often a symptom of social problems, not the cause. Where there is demand, there will be supply.

Envoy will also discuss International Criminal Court withdrawal as pressure mounts on Bujumbura