The law bans child marriages, raising the legal age to wed to 18, in a country where half of its girls become child brides. Read more »
The visit aims at providing first-hand accounts of human rights violations from those who fled the country. Read more »
The country's National Emergency Management Agency says it has set up a committee to investigate the allegations, which include child trafficking, in some camps for internally ... Read more »
The Zimbabwe government has reportedly used violence and intimidation to coerce 20,000 flood victims to resettle on tiny plots, says Human Rights Watch. Read more »
Australian journalist Peter Greste, arrested in Egypt with his colleagues Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, has been deported to Australia. Read more »
The case challenges the alleged failure by Uganda, Kenya and Burundi to make declarations in acceptance of the competence of the Arusha-based African Court. Read more »
They want the police to be held accountable for violating the country's protest law. Read more »
An enforcer of Sharia law says they will invite the parents of the people arrested in order to educate them on the "dangers" of same-sex relations. Read more »
This is being hailed as one of the largest-ever demobilizations of children in a conflict zone. Read more »
A doctor has been convicted of manslaughter after a 13-year-old girl died in a botched female genital mutilation procedure. Read more »
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