Nigerian officials in court over $1 million fraud
Four local council officials are accused of diverting $1 million for their personal use
Armed violence on the rise in Colombia ? U.N.
Thousands have been forced to flee escalating violence this year
BAE pays Tanzania after lengthy delay, SFO says
The payment of ?29.5 million will go towards helping to educate children in Tanzania
Nigerian lawmakers divide over property rights for women ? paper
Proposed bill seeks to ensure women's inheritance and ownership rights in Nigeria's Rivers State
Myanmar's right to protest law "falls short" ? HRW
Myanmar's new law allowing peaceful protests "trumps" people's basic rights, advocacy group says
Climate change heightens coastal erosion risk in Sri Lanka
"My only worry is where my family will go if the house is washed away. There is no space free anywhere now," says one coastal resident.
Kenyan widows become squatters, forced off their land ? report
Despite Kenya's new constitution granting women the same land rights as men, many widows and children still lack access to justice because of intimidation, ignorance and the high cost of filing cases
Law clinics empower stateless children in Thailand
Knowledge is power. A truism, granted, but oh so true, as well known by 13-year-old Sur and 14-year-old Arbiew, stateless girls in Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand.
Are Finnish postal workers public officials?
Definition of foreign official baffles experts at International Bar Association's annual Anti-Corruption Conference