Forced to beg, Senegal's 'talibes' face exploitation and abuse
In recent decades, some rights groups say the school children, called talibes, have at times been kept by marabouts in dire conditions, forced to beg for money and beaten
Underpaid and abused, Guinea-Bissau's domestic workers seek protection
Guinea-Bissau, one of Africa's poorest states, excludes domestic workers from its national labour law, giving them little protection against exploitation and abuse, activists say.
Excitement, anger as Kenya awaits ruling on decriminalising gay sex
Kenya's attorney general has argued decriminalizing gay sex could lead to legalising same-sex marriage
Slaves to religion: Brazil raids expose dark side of cults
Data is scarce on the number of people who are enslaved by or rescued from slavery in Brazilian cults, but forced labor is rife in certain groups
LGBT+ Africans optimistic as Kenya set to rule on decriminalising gay sex
Campaigners are hopeful that Kenya will overturn a colonial-era ban on gay sex
Is high finance growing a social conscience?
Growing cohort of financiers embrace ethical investment strategy, known as responsible investing or environmental, social and governance investing
Lebanese women hail first female Arab interior minister
Lebanon has appointed Raya al-Hassan the Arab world's first female interior minister
Chicago police seek follow-up interview with 'Empire' actor
Two men detained and released by police claimed the "Empire" actor played a role in staging the attack on him, his lawyers said
Myanmar army chief denies systematic persecution of Rohingya
The Rohingya in Buddhist-majority Myanmar are generally regarded as illegal immigrants from South Asia and few of them have Myanmar citizenship
Rape still endemic in South Sudan's Unity state despite peace -UN
U.N. mission in South Sudan recorded 175 cases, mainly rapes lasting hours by multiple uniformed and armed men, just between September and December 2018