13 Mar 2013 13:38 - Abdulla Al-Shihri Seven Saudi men convicted of theft have been beheaded, more than a week after rights group appealed to the king for clemency.
08 Mar 2013 15:41
Human Rights Watch reveals how child marriage in South Sudan exacerbates high maternal mortality rates and perpetuates violence against girls.
31 Jan 2013 09:22 - Louise Redvers The international organisation's report has questioned South Africa's commitment to constitutional rights and equality.
14 Dec 2012 09:36 - AFP An NGO report reveals that Sudanese forces have carried out indiscriminate aerial bombings and violated international humanitarian law.
26 Oct 2012 00:00 - Ian Black The government is reversing progress on human rights in Tunisia following last year's Arab Spring revolution, Amnesty International has warned.
13 Jul 2012 15:22
Former detainees have identified the locations, agencies, torture methods and commanders responsible for rights abuses in Syria to Human Rights Watch.
04 May 2012 00:00 - Agnes Odhiambo Institutional reform has been touted as a solution to reducing the number of pregnancy and birth related deaths.
10 Apr 2012 11:20 - Staff Reporter As Syria emarks on a new peace plan, news has emerged that its forces summarily executed over 100 civilians and rebel fighters in the past few months.
22 Mar 2012 17:19 - Staff Reporter South Africa has condemned the escalating violence in Syria and has urged all parties involved to seek a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict.
20 Mar 2012 14:17 - Oliver Holmes Human Rights Watch says armed opposition groups in Syria have kidnapped, tortured and executed supporters of President Bashar al-Assad.
16 Mar 2012 00:00 - Agnes Odhiambo A lack of health service delivery to foreigners, which almost amounts to human rights abuses, costs South Africans far more than they realise.
13 Mar 2012 12:30 - Oliver Holmes Rights activists have reported the death of several Syrian soldiers after being ambushed by Syrian army defectors.
03 Mar 2012 15:09 - Staff Reporter Human Rights Watch claim new satellite imagery and eyewitness accounts reveal that the bombardment of Homs in Syria has caused 700 deaths.
21 Feb 2012 13:54 - Staff Reporter Human Rights Watch has released a report saying Somalia's al-Qaeda-link al-Shabaab rebels have forced young children to fight alongside them.
25 Apr 2012 11:25
Human Rights Watch has released a video calling on DRC President Joseph Kabila to arrest General Bosco Ntaganda and send him to face war crime charges.