Rights groups have raised fears of imminent executions following the appointment of a hangman citing it as a violation of the basic right to life. Read more »
An increasing number of men belonging to ethnic groups that practice female genital mutilation are speaking out against the now illegal practice. Read more »
A report has highlighted the involvement of African governments in the "capture", "detention" and "transfer" of individuals suspected of acts of terror by the U.S Central ... Read more »
A court has sentenced a woman who was allegedly raped by security forces, along with the journalist who reported on the matter, for offending the honour of state. Read more »
Hip-hop artist and youth activist, Mouad Belghouat, who was jailed for a video allegedly insulting the police has protested the conditions of his detention by going on a hunger ... Read more »
A prosecutor's office has ordered the autopsy of Mohamed al-Gendy who his attorney argues was "tortured to death" after his arrest by police. Read more »
The latest crisis in Egypt points to the urgent need for the government to begin transforming the security sector, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2013 - which also ... Read more »
A Niger Delta farmer will receive compensation after a Hague Court found Shell's local subsidiary "partly liable" for damage to farmlands. Read more »
Human rights programme manager Leo Chamahwinya who is facing charges of "publishing or communicating falsehoods" together with his three colleagues has applied for a new bail ... Read more »
For the second year in a row, the country occupies one of the worst positions in the 2013 Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders. Read more »
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