Social & Human Affairs Bound

The rape and murder in Algeria of a 19-year-old woman sparked cries for action on gender-based violence in the North African country and calls to bring back capital punishment. The body of the young woman, identified as Chaima, was found in early October at a deserted...

Egypt's prosecutor-general has ordered the release of a journalist days after she was arrested in the country's south, amid outcry from international press freedom advocates. "The prosecutor-general has ordered the release of the defendant Basma Mostafa after she was...

[Photo of French hostage Sophie Petronin] - A second batch of jihadists has been freed in Mali, sources said Tuesday, boosting speculation that a French charity worker and Malian politician held by the insurgents may be freed in a swap. About 30 "jihadist prisoners...

The United Nations does not have enough funds to investigate rights violations in strife-torn Libya this year, the Human Rights Council decided Tuesday. In June, the UN's top rights body, with the support of Tripoli, adopted a resolution calling for a fact-finding...