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Politicians and human rights groups demand justice for Tiba al-Ali after father’s confessionThe death of a young YouTube star at the hands of her father has sparked outrage in Iraq, as so-called “honour” killings continue in the conservative country.Ti…
Norway’s sovereign wealth titan threatens to vote against boards on firms it holds investments with over lax climate and social targetsNorway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s single largest investor, has warned company directors it will vote agains…
Herero and Nama people demand direct talks and take Namibian government to court for accepting reparations on their behalf for 1904-1908 killingsDescendants of victims of genocide in Namibia have called on Germany to “stop hiding” and discuss reparati…
An open letter, backed by opinion poll, urges the UK to restore aid budget on eve of a three-day ‘pilgrimage for peace’ in the east African countryThe British government’s financial support for Ukraine must not be at the cost of aid to other areas of t…
Rights groups raise doubts over road accident in which police say outspoken editor John Williams Ntwali was killedAmnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent NGO based in New York, are among media and rights organisa…
Legislation would force organisations to provide financial records to government with threat of bans for political or security reasonsNew legislation proposed by the Venezuelan government to regulate civil society groups would kill the last functioning…
Progress in key areas has stalled because of Covid, conflict and the climate crisis, but peaceful nations are performing betterAfrica is less safe, secure and democratic than a decade ago, with insecurity holding back progress in health, education and …
MSF charity reports 33% rise in malnourished patients at giant Dadaab complex after influx from drought-stricken SomaliaMalnutrition among children in one of the world’s largest refugee camps has surged over the past year as concerns grow at worsening …
As cases fall, the condition that once affected millions of people in Africa and Asia could also be the first to be wiped out without medicinesThe number of cases of a painful and debilitating tropical illness fell last year to a record low, fuelling h…
Lawyers demand support from Australia for five victims of Khaled Sharrouf in test case for international law on torture survivorsFive Yazidi women held as slaves by an Islamic State fighter are appealing to the UN to intervene in their case for comp…