Mauritania stifling jailed anti-slavery activists - U.N. experts
Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery in 1981
Mental illness casts shadow over Afghans struggling to cope with decades of war
Some 10 million Afghans - nearly a third of the population - are facing mental health problems, according to the health minister
Indian rights body demands answer over deaths of hundreds of indigenous schoolchildren
India's National Human Rights Commission accuses state of negligence over the "shocking and painful" deaths of more than 700 indigenous children in schools run by the authorities
Aid groups in Philippines ready food, shelter to respond to super typhoon
Typhoon Haima is approaching the Philippines with maximum sustained winds of 225kph and gusts of 315kph
In southern India, it takes a village to update tattered land records
As India modernises its land records, community workers go door to door to ensure existing records are accurate and physically verify boundaries
FEATURE-In southern India, it takes a village to update tattered land records
As India modernises its land records, community workers go door to door to ensure existing records are accurate and physically verify boundaries
In fume-choked Kochi, a solar rickshaw glides to the rescue
After turning out a solar milking machine and boat, southern India’s most famous solar inventor turns his eye to transport
Survivors, advocates launch U.S.-based anti-trafficking effort
The coalition aims to give survivors a major role, organizers said
One in three people believe same-sex marriage should be legal - global survey
Gay couples are legally recognised in more than 20 world countries, mostly in Europe and the Americas
Chibok girls freed by Nigeria's Boko Haram risk rejection back home - experts
Many Nigerians fear those abducted by Boko Haram have been radicalised and may recruit others once home