violence
Amnesty Report Says Kenya Tops Africa In Extrajudicial Killings
Kenya has been ranked top in Africa in cases of police shootings and killing of civilians according to a report by...
IS, Boko Haram Won’t Be Defeated Unless Corruption Tackled
Western governments need to step up their efforts to combat corruption if they are to defeat jihadists such as the...
Thai Junta Urged To Drop Case Against Torture Activists
Rights groups on Tuesday urged the Thai army to drop defamation charges against three activists over a landmark report...
Gender Activist Demands Justice For Woman Stripped Naked, Beaten
A gender activist is demanding justice for a young woman who was stripped naked and kicked in her private parts in the...
Bangladesh Catches Islamist Convicted of Blogger Murder
Bangladesh police on Monday detained an Islamist who had been sentenced to death in his absence in 2015 for planning...
Timeline of Deadliest Insurgent Attacks In Pakistan
At least 70 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in Pakistan Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up...
Amnesty Urges Probe Over India Minister Torture Claim
A cabinet minister who claimed to have ordered police to torture rape suspects should be investigated for human rights...
Amnesty Urges Probe Over India Minister Torture Claim
Amnesty International called on Tuesday for an Indian cabinet minister to be investigated for human rights abuses after...
Security Forces Abuses Threaten Tunisia Reform
A rise in "brutal tactics" by Tunisian security forces in line with nationwide emergency laws to counter terrorism are...
Bill In Kenya Proposes Stiff Penalties For Men Who Ogle At Women
A provision in the Sexual Offenses (Amendment) Bill which proposes stiff penalties for men who ogle at women saying...
Jail Chiefs Profiting From Bimbilla Conflict – Irbard Ibrahim
All traditional leaders profiting from the recurrent Bimbilla conflict must be arrested, prosecuted and jailed as part...
Married Woman, 22, Dates Her Rapist For More Sex
A 22-year-old rape victim in Zimbabwe left many in shock when she asked a Magistrates Court to withdraw two counts of...
‘My Son Is No Terrorist’, Says Suspect’s Father
The father of a suspected militant shot by French soldiers as he carried out a machete attack at the Louvre museum in...
French Soldier Shoots Attacker Outside Louvre
A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot a man who tried to attack a security patrol with a machete...
Five U.N. Officials Dead In Attack On Nigeria-Cameroon Border
An armed group attacked a U. N. technical team working along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, killing five...
Six Killed, Eight Wounded In Canada Mosque Shooting
Six people have been killed and another eight wounded in a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada. Shots were...
Quebec City Mosque Shooting
Six people have been killed and another eight wounded in a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada. Shots were...
German Officials Condemn Sexual Abuses At Training Center
German military and government officials condemned sexual abuse and other violence at a special operations training...
Russian MPs Pass Bill To Soften Domestic Violence Law
Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a bill to decriminalise some forms of domestic violence. Under the...