Mother seeks a groom for her son in India's first gay marriage advert
Homosexuality was re-criminalised in India in 2013 in a decision by the Supreme Court that shocked human rights groups
Boko Haram crisis could fuel rise in child marriages - activists
Parents pull their daughters out of school following mass abductions by the militants
FACTBOX -Refugee, asylum seeker, migrant - what's the difference?
Asylum seekers and migrants are often used interchangeably to describe people on the move
App sets rebel groups a quiz on "law of war" to protect civilians
App takes form of a quiz on international rules of war, including use of certain weapons and protecting children
Chechnya chief urges men to ban wives from WhatsApp over forced marriage outrage
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has urged men to ban wives from using the messaging service over forced marriage outrage
Crop-loss Indian farmers sell their children to survive - authorities
"Trading our children was wrong but we were forced to do this just to stay alive," says one mother
INTERVIEW-Child marriage a form of slavery - African Union goodwill ambassador
Worldwide around 15 million girls are married off every year, depriving them of education and opportunities
Health staff, clinics attacked, need more protection - rights groups
Targeted attacks destroying health systems, forcing health workers to flee and preventing children from getting vaccinations
Syria tops Threatened Peoples list, Middle East surges - rights group
Minority Rights Group International says Shi'ites, Alawites, Christians, Kurds and Palestinians particularly threatened
Child marriages, trafficking will soar after Nepal quake - charity
Nepalese group says rape is already widespread in camps, with weekly reports of young girls raped in tents