โ€˜They turn our farms into rape centresโ€™: Russian mercenaries accused of abuse in Central African Republic

A rise in sexual violence means food prices have leapt in CAR as women and girls say they fear working in the fieldsThe two sisters had just arrived at their familyโ€™s field when two Russian mercenaries showed up. They held the girls at gunpoint and too…

โ€˜Know how loved you wereโ€™: fathers write to their children from the frontline

As many countries celebrate Fatherโ€™s Day, four men share their love, fears and dreams for their children in Gaza, Ukraine, Afghanistan and Sudan Continue reading…

Deaths from global conflicts hit 30-year high since 2021, study finds

Wars in Ethiopia, Ukraine and Gaza push total to 122,000 deaths in 59 conflicts in 2023, Peace Research Institute Oslo reportsDeaths from civil conflicts and battles across the world over the past three years have risen to the highest level in three de…

Attacks on health workers in conflict zones at highest level ever โ€“ report

More than 2,500 attacks in 2023, including medics killed and clinics bombed, in war zones such as Gaza, Sudan and UkraineAttacks on health workers, hospitals and clinics in conflict zones jumped 25% last year to their highest level on record, a new rep…

UK accused by Amnesty of โ€˜deliberately destabilisingโ€™ human rights globally

Rights chief also warns Britain will be โ€˜judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gazaโ€™The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of โ€œdeliberately destabilisingโ€ human rights on the global stage for its own …

UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudanโ€™s RSF paramilitary group

Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimesInside South Sudanโ€™s worsening refugee crisis โ€“ in picturesForeign Office officials are holding secret talks with the paramilitary group…

The RSF are out to finish the genocide in Darfur they began as the Janjaweed. We cannot stand by | Kate Ferguson

Peace between Hemedtiโ€™s RSF and Sudanโ€™s army will not end war crimes. As UN security council president, Britain must actAs conflict in Sudan escalates, it is becoming clear that the Rapid Support Forces has returned to Darfur to complete the genocide i…