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A woman watches children working at a stone quarry, Zambia, in March 2007.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has given his consent to the National Human Rights Commission Act, clearing the way for the formation of an independent body to protect and promote human rights in the country.

Fighting has led to massive displacement, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

A kidney-trafficking gang has been busted in a Chinese city and its ringleader, who was housing kidney-sellers in a residential complex, has been arrested.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sparked a strong response from women's rights activists after calling for legislation to restrict women's access to the procedure. The future of abortion is now in question in Turkey.

Internet users in China face tougher controls as the Chinese government is introducing new rules to prevent the spread of online rumour on Sina Weibo, the country's version of social networking site Twitter.

Five police officers have been sent to jail for their heavy-handed response to a protest by striking oil workers in Kazakhstan last year.

Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative to the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.

UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay speaks to the press.