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Boys forced to become soldiers for South Sudanese militia group are the first of thousands UNICEF hopes to help go home.
UK government’s anti-radicalisation powers are extending so what is life like for those being monitored for extremism?
Human Rights Watch critical of failings it sees in the US “Obama Plan” on immigration and deportations.
![50,000 parents of US citizen children are deported at US border each year [Platon/The People's Portfolio for Human Rights Watch]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20151895742654734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Politicians in Europe and India are falling foul of expectations relating to ‘hate speech’.
!['Black Pete,' part of Dutch Christmas festivities, is an example of a conflicting view of what causes offense [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/201412491358222734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Mapping tool reveals an increasing polarisation in the global human rights landscape.
![Crises in Syria and Iraq contribute to regional destabilisation leading to 'extreme risk' of rights violations [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/201412114104243734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Women and girls with disabilities in India suffer abuse and appalling conditions in mental hospitals and institutions.
![Indian women with disabilities experience overcrowding, lack of hygiene, inadequate general healthcare, and forced treatments [Shantha Rau Barriga/Human Rights Watch]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/201412215405610734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Many organisations call for an end to impunity for those who target journalists – but who will police those responsible?
![Journalists working in regions of conflict face increasing risks including attack, imprisonment and murder [AP Photo/Heba Elkholy, El Shorouk]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201481154630783734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
