Scale of child slavery "shocking" in India's spinning mills - research
Traditionally the dyeing units, spinning mills and apparel factories have drawn on cheap labour from villages across Tamil Nadu
Hundreds resist eviction from Delhi slum as new housing falls short
Television images showed police in riot gear, holding assault rifles and shields as residents gathered around them
Indian police bust baby trafficking racket amid fears more children at risk
Police were looking into whether the group was linked to cases of kidnapping in hospitals
Lawmakers urge UK govt to help end 'horrendous crisis' in South Sudan
Men and boys have been castrated in fighting and women are hiding under water with their babies to escape from militias
Brazilian conservationists develop new tool to cut illegal wood from supply chains
The platform analyses data to make sure companies have correct permits and aims to follow timber from forests to sawmills and export markets
From a former sex slave to a climate poet: five unsung heroes of 2016
Thousands of people around the world work to defend human rights - risking their lives to expose abuses against women, children, minority groups and landless farmers
2016: A year of transition from talk to action on climate change
"2016 truly marked the year of transition from endless talks and global negotiations on how to tackle climate change to moving into action"
POLL-Lake Chad most neglected crisis in 2016 despite hunger on "epic scale"
For out and out human suffering and almost zero media coverage, the food crisis sparked by Boko Haram in Nigeria and Niger was the pits, but Yemen shames us all
Free sanitary pads, menstruation classes mean Ugandan girls less likely to skip school -research
Absenteeism from school was 17 percent higher among girls who had no access to sanitary towels or information about puberty
Lack of EU coordination puts lone migrant children at risk of abuse, trafficking - report
"It's very unlikely that a trafficked child will come forward (to the authorities)"