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Religion has waged war on our vaginas, breasts and abdomens – it's time for this to end
Women's rights are sacrificed on the altar of political and religious correctness.
Gay Chechen who fled Kadyrov's anti-LGBT purge: 'If I return, I will be murdered'
Artist Alexander Kargaltsev speaks to a man who escaped the Russian region.
A German minister accused Erdogan's Turkey of behaving like communist East Germany
German human rights activist and five others are in custody in Turkey pending trial on terrorism charges.
Russia upholds its ban on 'extremist' Jehovah's Witnesses – but the group vows to fight on
The Supreme Court in Russia rejected an appeal against a nationwide ban on Jehovah's Witnesses.
Isis forced children 'to cut body parts from captured combatants' in Mosul
Harrowing stories are emerging from the newly-liberated city Mosul after it's recapture.
Tensions flare on Lesbos after migrants set fire to tents protesting 'inexcusable' living conditions
3,000 people are living in the refugee camp in "overcrowded, unhygienic and unsafe" conditions, say activists.
Three women who took a massive plastic vagina to a protest are on trial in Spain
They have been accused of "religious hate crimes" after a women's rights protest in Seville.
Hugo Chavez was a hero to many on the left. Where are they now Venezuela is collapsing?
Under Chavez's successor Maduro, Venezuela is sliding towards dictatorship after years of economic mismanagement.
I was forced to watch my brother's torture as a political prisoner in Iran
The Iranian regime kidnapped me for speaking up for democracy and human rights as a student.
How Theresa May has become seduced by the logic of dictators when it comes to human rights
An attack on the Human Rights Act is an attack on us all
Theresa May wants to scrap the Human Rights Act and crush your freedoms
The Human Rights Act has made Britain a better country and us better people.
Yazidi woman abducted into sex slavery by Isis returns home in emotional video
Nadia Murad was captured by Islamic State militants in 2014.
Has Germany finally stopped castrating sex offenders?
European human rights watchdog praises Germany for not castrating sex offenders, though it remains legal.
Cyclone Mora destroys Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
The UN says the Rohingya are one of the most persecuted groups in the world. Neither Bangladesh nor Myanmar recognises them as citizens.
A company had to cancel a luxury event - so gave the five-star meal to 100 homeless people
Asylum seekers will also be offered a meal at one of Melbourne's top hotels.
Ben & Jerry's bars two scoops of same flavour over Australia's gay marriage ban
The company is demanding marriage equality for same-sex marriage couples.
Indonesian gay couple caned 85 times each in front of huge jeering crowd in Aceh
This is the first time that a gay couple has been sentenced to public caning in the region.
I was a political prisoner for 11 years in Iran – this election is a parody of democracy
Iranian voters will decide the fate of moderate President Hassan Rouhani.
Russian official claims secret LGBT concentration camp in Chechnya is a 'storeroom'
Dmitry Alushkin denied gay men are being detained and tortured in the Russian region.
Ugandan troops in CAR 'sexually exploited or abused' dozens of women and girls
Human Rights Watch and the United Nations report that soldiers threatened victims to remain silent.
Heading to Eurovision? Here is a map of the LGBT-friendly places in Kiev
The NGO KyivPride has put together the guide ahead of the weekend's festivities.
Young gay man called 'faggot' and outed by Russian mental health helpline
The helpline's director revealed the man's identity on social media.
West Africa to become first region in the world to end statelessness by 2024
ECOWAS ministers hope plan of action will help 1 million stateless people in West Africa.
Northern Ireland bakery refuses to make pro-gay marriage cake - again
The Christian owners were at the centre of the previous 'gay cake' row.
Chechnya police order parents to kill their gay children or 'we'll do it for you'
Gay men and children face persecution as part of an anti-LGBT purge in the Russian region.
Armed groups 'targeting civilians for revenge killings' in Central African Republic
Clashes between armed groups fighting for control of Ouaka province killed at least 45.
Nigerian officials rescue 237 abandoned babies in one year in Lagos state
106 boys and 131 girls were rescued, showing a significant rise since 2015.
Rights group urges Burundi government to repatriate 824 victims of human trafficking
820 girls and women trafficked to the Middle East in 2016, with the promise of work amid biting economic crisis.
Kinshasa's new police chief in DRC urges his men 'not to make the people suffer'
Colonel Palanga Nawej replaced controversial General Celestin Kanyama, who was sacked this week.
Burundi crisis: Opposition claims Imbonerakure youth wing raped 'hundreds' of women and girls
RBD group says militiamen gang-rape civilians whose relatives are suspected to be of the opposition.