The trial of Guatemala’s former military ruler, José Efraín Ríos Montt, due to start on Monday (11 January), will be a major test for the country’s justice sy

John Lennon, The Jam, Chvrches, Tame Impala, Etta James, Jack Garratt and Max Richter will have 100 limited-edition 7” singles in unique artist-designed sleeves

Northern Ireland’s new First Minister must reform the region’s abortion law, which last month was found to be in breach of the European Convention of Human Rights by the High Court in B

Activists will mount demonstration at Saudi Arabian Embassy in central London on Friday, 11am-12noon

Last year Saudi Arabia executed at least 151 people, its highest recorded number of executions in a single year since 1995

‘The fight against Boko Haram should not serve as a pretext for enforced disappearances’ - Illaria Allegrozzi

Russian forces appear to have used vacuum bombs and illegal cluster munitions Hospitals and residential areas hit

The three-year suspended prison sentence handed down against human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang today is a deliberate attempt by the Chinese authorities to shackle a champion of freedom of expression,

‘Many people are being targeted solely on the basis of their religious practices or vague suspicions’ - Gauri van Gulik