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Report: Cameroon officials torture gay suspects
Suspected homosexuals in Cameroon say they have been tortured and raped in prison, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch and ...
Rights group to Libya: Stop destroying town
An international rights group on Wednesday urged the Libyan government to halt the "systematic destruction" of a town whose residents backed ousted ...
High-ranking Syrian general defects from army
One of the highest-ranking military officers yet to abandon Syrian President Bashar Assad defected to neighboring Jordan and said in an interview ...
Saudi Arabia executes 7 men after appeals rejected
Seven Saudi men convicted of theft, looting and armed robbery were executed on Wednesday, according to the country's official news agency, more than ...
Half of girls in South Sudan forced to marry
The 17-year-old beaten to death for refusing to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather. The teen dragged by her family to be raped to force her ...
7 Saudis appeal for help to stop executions
Speaking over a smuggled cellphone from his prison cell, one of seven Saudis set to be put to death Tuesday by crucifixion and firing squad for armed ...
Suicide car bomber hits Yemen militia, kills 12
A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-filled vehicle at a pro-government Yemeni militia headquarters on Monday, killing 12 people and wounding 17, ...
Somalia: Court clears woman convicted in rape case
A Somali appeals court on Sunday dropped charges against a woman who alleged she was raped by government security forces and had been convicted of ...
Fierce clashes near landmark mosque in Syria
Syrian rebels battled government troops near a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, while fierce clashes raged ...
Group: Syrian missiles kill at least 141 in Aleppo
At least 141 people, half of them children, were killed when the Syrian military fired at least four missiles into the northern province of Aleppo ...
Rights group: Tamil suspects raped by government
An international human rights group alleges Sri Lankan security forces continue to use torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence against ...
Rights group urges Yemen to investigate violations
An international human rights group urged Yemen's government Saturday to crack down on human rights violations it says have taken place since the ...
More than 200 kidnapped Syrian villagers released
Gunmen from rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim villages in northern Syria have freed more than 200 people snatched in tit-for-tat kidnappings this month, ...
Somalia: $50,000 for info on journalists' killers
The Somali government is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the convictions of those killing journalists, the country's prime ...
Bangladeshis demand death for war crimes convict
For many in Bangladesh, the "V'' for victory sign was more than they could bear. They had waited more than four decades for justice in the mass ...
Kenyan government sued for police brutality
The Kenyan government is being sued for police brutality in the violence following the 2007 election. The lawsuit comes as Kenya prepares for a new ...
Rights group: Israel violated laws of war in Gaza
A U.S.-based rights group said Israel violated laws of war in a series of airstrikes it conducted during an eight-day military operation last November ...
Somalia : Journalist freed but may face charges
A Somali journalist was freed after being detained without charges for more than a week for speaking out against the imprisonment of a fellow reporter
Group: Yemen failed to probe killing of protesters
An international human rights group accused Yemen on Tuesday of failing to investigate the 2011 killing of 45 anti-government protesters during the ...
Group: Somali journalist detained without trial
A Somali journalist is being detained without charge in Somalia for speaking out against the imprisonment of a fellow reporter, said an international ...
Group urges Lebanon to protect Syrian refugees
Lebanon has failed to enact political reforms to curb human rights abuses, promote women's rights, and protect migrants and refuges as the country ...
India faulted for failing to curb child sex abuse
India's government has failed to curb rampant sexual abuse of children, especially in schools and state-run child care facilities, a rights group said ...
Migrant workers at Sochi Olympic sites face abuses
One year ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the roads in the Black Sea resort and its surrounding mountains are lined with migrants from Central ...
Somali court: Jail for rape victim, reporter
A Mogadishu court on Tuesday handed down one-year prison sentences to a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a reporter who interviewed ...
PM says Syrian-style revolt impossible in Iraq
Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that a Syrian-style revolt against the government "will not happen" in his country, despite mounting street ...