Rights &amp; Justice

Former Haitian president expected to testify in court on rare visit home

Senegal's National Assembly passes constitutional reform curbing presidential powers

Jul 7, 2026

Nigeria: UNICEF chief urges child protection amid security, humanitarian crises

Jul 19, 2026

The head of the U.N. children's agency visited northwestern Nigeria on Friday as conflict, poverty and rising food insecurity leave millions of children in the region in need of aid

Mali: Six former Bah N'Daw allies on trial over alleged coup plot

In Mali, six men linked to former transitional president Bah N'Daw are on trial over an alleged coup plot. The case is before the Bamako Court of Appeal on Tuesday, July 14.

Kenyan Rastafarians disappointed after court ruling denies cannabis use

Rastafarians in Kenya express disappointment and a determination to appeal, after a court refused to grant them the right to smoke weed on religious grounds on Wednesday

'i've watched child abuse online - i fear age id checks is leading others to do the same'

Bradley quickly became trapped in a cycle of extreme and illegal content and fears that will happen to others (Picture: Getty)

british man arrested after 7kg of cocaine found in car near benidorm

manhunt after woman sexually assaulted on the district line

Police want to speak to the man pictured.

woman who killed boyfriend and two pals in 92mph crash jailed for just three years

Jorja Colville, 21, lost control of her Ford Focus and smashed into a tree near Falkirk on July 26, 2024.

man 'stabbed twice by estranged wife after he had their dogs put down'

'She was screaming, 'You killed my dogs, you killed my dogs.'

man who strangled wife while their children slept admits murder

Paul Knight, 36, admitted murdering Isobella 'Izzy' Knight on the first day of his murder trial at Northampton Crown Court today.

man who threw boy, 6, from tate modern balcony jailed for attacking broadmoor staff

Jonty Bravery threw a six-year-old boy off a balcony in the Tate Modern (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA)

family's 'unimaginable' ordeal after police mistakenly told them son survived fatal crash

Police initially believed Joshua Johnson, 18, was hurt in the collision in Rotherham on December 13 and that Trevor ‘TJ’ Wynn, 17, had died.

electric car that killed boy, 5, did not 'move on its own', court hears

A Met Police traffic collision investigator said it was a case of 'pedal misapplication' by the defendant, and he found no evidence of a fault.

'bonnie and clyde' gang caught after flaunting watches and cash stolen in £1,000,000 spree