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Gambia's parliament approved a bill on Thursday banning female genital mutilation (FGM) and setting high penalties of imprisonment and fines for offenders. The passage of the law comes a month after Gambian President Yahya Jammeh condemned...

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged both parties to the Burundian conflict yesterday upon the resumption of talks between Burundian stakeholders that continued dialogue between the parties is needed to prevent a relapse...

A top UN official on Tuesday called on Burundi to form a "nationally-led and owned effort" to find a solution to the violence the country has faced. Jamal Benomar , the Secretary-General's Special Advisor, also stated ...

An Islamic State (IS) fatwa was released on Tuesday that provides rules for when "owners" of women enslaved by IS may have sex with those captured women. The ruling was issued by IS theologians and includes...

Months after a deadly July arson attack that left an 18-month old Palestinian and his parents dead, the Israeli government is making moves to prosecute the Jewish extremists suspected to have...

The United Nationals High Commissioner on Refugees's (UNHCR) Mid-Year Trends 2015 report, published on Friday, shows that the current year is on track to have record breaking rates of forced displacement. The report details displacement...

The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a new resolution which outlines a process to work for peace within Syria. The 15 member council agreed upon a plan which will allow for the UN to take a...

The UN Human Rights Council approved a resolution on Thursday to dispatch experts to investigate human rights violations in Burundi, condemning violence in the country, use of excessive force by officials, and restrictions on freedoms....

The European Commission on Thursday initiated an infringement action against Hungary's new asylum law and the country's response to the refugee situation. Hungary recently erected a fence along its border to keep migrants from crossing...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Boko Haram on Sunday for the group's alleged involvement in a triple suicide attack on the Chadian island of Koulfoua on Lake Chad Saturday that left more than 30 dead and...