The United Nations special rapporteur on torture has expressed deep concern at the state of Ghana's mental health care system, and called for urgent reform of both psychiatric ... Read more »
Nearly one in three Africans say they have paid a bribe in the past year, and almost one in five have paid it to a government official, according to the continent's most ... Read more »
Oil giant Shell is accused by Amnesty International's Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development, of manipulating oil spill investigations in Nigeria, with the company's ... Read more »
Japanese artist Yoko Ono donated the €1,000 prize money to photo-journalist and activist Boniface Mwangi's organisation after she won the prestigious Theodor Wanner Lifetime ... Read more »
Human Rights Watch says Senegal currently stocks only enough morphine - an inexpensive and commonly used opiate for treating moderate-to-severe pain - for around 200 patients each ... Read more »
A new report on corruption in Uganda names President Yoweri Museveni as one of those responsible for what it calls widespread "bribery, nepotism and misuse of official positions ... Read more »
A Human Rights Watch report has revealed how police officers and government inspectors used force against traders who included women with children, during an operation meant to ... Read more »
The Seleka, a coalition of rebel groups that took power in the Central African Republic in March, has killed scores of unarmed civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report. The ... Read more »
The private sector's involvement in humanitarian action has risen steadily in the last decade and is likely to play an even larger role in the post-2015 development agenda, reports ... Read more »
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