Five human rights wins in a year marked by COVID-19 backsliding
From Black Lives Matter protests to climate lawsuits, Amnesty highlighted bright spots in its annual human rights report
First female U.S. vice president Harris congratulates Tanzania's first woman president Hassan
Harris, the first woman and first person of color to serve as U.S. vice president, posted her congratulations on Twitter to the first woman president of Tanzania
Hard hit by COVID-19, migrants seen facing 'invisible wall'
Job losses and pay cuts linked to the pandemic have taken a heavy toll on migrants and refugees around the world, according to a Red Cross poll
'Digital authoritarianism' threatening basic rights in Africa, study says
Measures used by governments in past two decades include digital surveillance, disinformation, internet shutdowns and arrests for online speech
Children seen at risk of recruitment in Central African Republic fighting
Violence erupted over a December election result, driving more than 210,000 people from their homes
Insecurity, suspicion will mar vaccine rollout in Africa war zones
A feeling the vaccine is not a priority, suspicion of taking a "foreign" drug and the threat of attacks by militants are just some of the challenges health workers will face getting vaccines to millions in Africa's conflict zones, say charities
In South Sudan, a former child soldier fights to rebuild her life
Sara, who was abducted at age 12, spent two years as a fighter for one of the country's armed groups
OPINION: Female child soldiers often go unseen but must not be forgotten
As world marks Red Hand Day, more attention must be paid to girls recruited by armed groups
Pandemic woes seen swelling global ranks of child soldiers
As world marks Red Hand Day, United Nations warns coronavirus could fuel child recruitment by armed groups
FACTBOX-Ten facts about child soldiers around the world
Coronavirus pandemic feared driving more children into armed groups as world marks Red Hand Day