A workshop run by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists has been raided by Uganda's ethics minister.

A new report by Amnesty International highlights how arms sales from China and Russia fuel human rights violations in Sudan's Darfur region.

Uganda's Parliament is urged to scrap the draconian Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been re-introduced.

Authorities urged stop the ill-treatment of about 60 Somalis and six Eritreans who had been on hunger strike in protest against their illegal detention.

One young male protester and an elderly female bystander were shot dead when the gendarmerie opened fire on a crowd.

Amnesty International considers four men jailed for distributing anti-government T-shirts in the the Gambia to be prisoners of conscience.

A Dutch court has upheld a guilty verdict against multinational company Trafigura for the illegal dumping of toxic waste in Cote d'Ivoire.

Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson were found guilty of ‘Supporting Terrorism’ and ‘Violation of the Territorial or Political Sovereignty’ of Ethiopia.

Virtually the entire population of Abyei was displaced by violence earlier this year and ongoing insecurity has prevented their return.