Women are being forced to sell sex for food in Haiti because of 'serious' failings in the reconstruction effort after last year's earthquake, human rights campaigners warn... more
This week a report from Human Rights Watch accuses the South African wine industry of a catalogue of mistreatment of its workers - in truth, there are also many winemakers trying to clean up the industry's act... more
At least 800 people killed in post election violence that swept across northern Nigeria as it became clear that a northern candidate would not succeed in unseating the southern president
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French troops moved into the heart of Abidjan in Ivory Coast after UN and French helicopters fired rockets into the presidential palace where Laurent Gbagbo is clinging to power... more
King Mohammed VI announces a broad revision of Morocco's constitution, a move aimed to boost democracy in the North African country amid recent turmoil in the Arab world
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At least 14 protesters calling for the overthrow of Libya's president Muammar Gaddafi are killed in clashes with pro-government forces across four cities, it has been claimed... more
Egyptian opposition groups were infuriated today over a vague ultimatum by vice-president Omar Suleiman that the protesters have two options: "dialogue" or "coup".... more
A Ugandan rebel group has killed at least 255 adults and children in the past 18 months in Congo and Central African Republic, according to Human Rights Watch... more
More than 1,400 civilians have been killed so far this year in eastern Congo during army operations to oust militiamen from the area, Human Rights Watch said... more
Up to 10,000 people are kidnapped a year on their way to complain about China's government - which has become a lucrative industry that police refuse to stop, it was claimed... more
Chechnya’s leader says he will personally oversee the investigation into the murder of a human rights activist — even though the victim’s colleagues accuse his security forces of being involved... more
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to be quizzed by Parliament over allegations that British security services used a "James Bond-style get-out clause" to collude with torture of terror suspects... more
Politically sensitive websites in China remain closed to foreign journalists despite promises that all restrictions would be lifted during the Beijing Olympics... more
The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival will show a series of films, documentaries and animations all with a human rights theme at cinemas across London.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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