30 Mexican Inmates Escape During Deadly Riot
Officials in Mexico are offering a reward of nearly $1 million for the capture of 30 inmates who broke out of a prison in the northern state of Nuevo Leon on Sunday.
Rights Groups Demand Justice for Kenyans Displaced by Political Violence
As Kenya gears up for possible elections this year - and as four prominent Kenyans are to have their post-election violence cases tried before the International Criminal Court - thousands of people are still languishing in often-deplorable conditions...
SOUTH AFRICA: Outrage over HIV-positive journalist's dismissal and deportation
When the law fails
Central African Republic: UN and partners ask for more funds for relief work
Women in the northwestern Central African Republic town of Paoua processing millet.
IOC/Saudi Arabia: End Ban on Women in Sport
As the world prepares for the 2012 Olympics, the Saudi government is systematically discriminating against women in sports and physical education, and has never sent a female athlete to the Olympics, with no penalty from the international Olympic...
China: End Crackdown on Tibetans Who Visited India
The Chinese government should immediately release Tibetans who have been detained by local police and are being forced to undergo political re-education after travelling to India to listen to religious teachings there, Human Rights Watch said today....
Top UN officials arrive in Niger to draw attention humanitarian crisis
Mothers waiting to have their children assessed and weighed at the Bargadja theraputic feeding centre in...
Analysis: Humanitarian needs grow as violence escalates in northern Yemen
This elderly man is among the people displaced by clashes between Houthis and Salafis in northern Yemen
Getting children off the battlefield
When Aruna was a young teenager in Sri Lanka, members of the rebel Tamil Tigers repeatedly came to her home, telling her parents that it was their duty to give a child “for the cause.”
Honduras Officials Say Prison Fire Kills at Least 358 Inmates
Officials in Honduras say the massive fire that killed at least 358 inmates at an overcrowded prison was started by an inmate.
