Can an international convention drafted 60 years ago to protect a limited number of Europeans uprooted by World War II continue to provide protection to...

The growing number of Ugandan women being recruited into forced sex work abroad has led to a government investigation into human trafficking. Hajah Noraihan, the...

Efforts in Indonesia to save a volunteer-led community health initiative are working, but more is needed to boost the programme, shown to improve child and...

If caught, any Swazi engaged in a same-sex relationship will be arrested and jailed. But public health officials are using Valentine's Day to urge gays...

Wounded civilians from both sides of an escalating conflict between the Lou Nuer and Murle communities in South Sudan’s Jonglei state lie side by side...

More countries should follow international disaster law to ensure efficient delivery of international aid, say experts. "Too often, this life-saving assistance is delayed by bureaucratic...

It is widely assumed that few of the estimated 50,000 ‘talibés’ in Senegal - boys in Koranic schools, or ‘daaras’, studying to become Islamic teachers...