Myanmar's former political prisoners struggle to rebuild their lives
Life on the outside has been far from easy for the hundreds of political prisoners freed by the new government
CONGO: Food Aid Relief Needed for Salesian School in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
According to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, the eastern most part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen continued military operations against armed groups which has led to internal displacement and food shortages. A Salesian-run school, Don Bosco Ngangi Center located in Goma, in the eastern section of the country, is feeling the effects and has begun raising funds to provide continued food aid to the children they serve. A recent cut-back in food aid from an organization that serves the Salesian-run school makes the situation even more critical.
US indicts Colombian ex-police chief on drug charges
U.S. arrest warrant for Mauricio Santoyo is first for high-ranking Colombian officer
TrustLaw Women in brief - June 28, 2012: a weekly news digest on women's rights
Our selection of this week's stories on women's rights from TrustLaw and other media
East African development impoverishing minorities - report
Governments are forcing "archaic" minorities off their land to lease it or extract resources, says rights group
Q+A: UK MPs investigate child marriage
Worldwide, 10 million girls are married before the age of 18 each year
Asylum tales: London museum hosts a tour with a twist
How do the treasures in London's Victoria and Albert Museum relate to Sudanese asylum seeker Marwa Fedail?
Extreme weather shocks Suriname's leaders into climate action
Latest unusual storm may lead to changed building codes, an education campaign and perhaps eventually a retreat from the coast
Mali conflict stokes rise in child malnutrition
When hungry families do get food aid, it's not nutritious enough, relief workers warn
Women want political equality law before Sierra Leone elections
But some male parliamentarians don't want to lose their seats to women