A military court in Egypt has acquitted an army doctor who had been accused of forcing female protesters to undergo "virginity tests" while in military custody. Read more »
A European court has ruled that the rights of a group of Somali and Eritrean nationals who were intercepted by Italian Customs boats and returned to Libya in 2009 were violated. Read more »
Mass rape as a weapon of war has been practiced by both militias and government forces and is so endemic that about 40 women are raped every day, some as old as 80 years of age and ... Read more »
A young broadcast journalist, Ali Ahmed Abdi, was murdered late Sunday night in the north-central city of Galkayo. The killing is the latest in a string of assaults targeting ... Read more »
A United Nations-mandated commission into human rights abuses perpetrated during the Libyan revolution says that crimes against humanity were committed by both pro-Gaddafi troops ... Read more »
In Batula, a rural community in western Kenya, a local NGO deals with 12 child marriage cases a week. Some of these cases involve young girls who are inherited and forced to ... Read more »
The International Criminal Court will announce its first verdict in March 2012, when it issues a judgment in the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo who is accused of participating in ... Read more »
Two British journalists and the Libyan newscrew are being withheld unlawfully by local militia, Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International have said. The men are among ... Read more »
There is huge concern over the country's increased involvement in human trafficking. Security firms are now being investigated for being involved in trafficking locals into ... Read more »
Militia in Libya can challenge governmental control, a situation that needs to be neutralised before they gain local support, writes Jason Pack for African Arguments. Read more »
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