INTERVIEW - EU sets bad example on human rights with NGO crackdown - U.N. expert
The EU has historically done a good job supporting and protecting rights advocates worldwide but the bloc's authority is now being undermined from within
Football and singing could give girl soldiers a second chance in Congo - charity
"All they wanted was to be like all the other girls, they just wanted to be accepted and have friends"
70 million people suffer in world's neglected crises - CARE
7 out of 10 neglected countries are in Africa
Famine threatens conflict-hit central Congo as aid dries up - UN
Only one in eight people needing food received aid last month amid funding shortages, according to the agencies
Britain to put women at heart of peace work in Iraq, Nigeria and South Sudan
"We know that when women and girls participate in political processes, conflict resolution and mediation their contribution helps to build a more sustainable peace"
WIDER IMAGE-Migrants risk death crossing Alps to reach France
"Our life in Guinea is not good"
African refugees help girls learn to avoid abuse, early marriage
“I talk to them about how everything is possible, and not to look at men as a solution"
Cholera threatens Congo's capital as hundreds die from lack of treatment
"The numbers are going up very quickly"
U.N. to investigate deaths of Tanzanian peacekeepers in Congo
UN suspects rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out the Dec. 7 assault
In the world’s most neglected humanitarian crisis, the stigma of rape is ruining women’s lives
“He said if I didn’t go with him, he would kill me”