A Kenyan parliamentary inquiry alleges human rights violations, sexual abuse, and serious environmental destruction by the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk). Read the full report and the UK's response.
A damning UN report details Israel's 'organised and widespread torture' of Palestinians, including dog attacks and sexual violence. Read the full investigation into alleged war crimes.
Robert James Purkiss, a former British soldier, denies murdering Agnes Wanjiru in Kenya in 2012 as he fights extradition from a London prison. Read the latest on the case.
Labour's new asylum reforms mirror failed Tory policies, facing identical legal hurdles from human rights laws. Will history repeat itself? Analysis inside.
A shocking report reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since 2023, exposing systematic torture and medical neglect. Read the full investigation into these human rights violations.
Exclusive report reveals at least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli detention since October 2023, with evidence suggesting the true toll is much higher. Read the full investigation.
Exclusive investigation reveals how Damascus suburb became Assad's killing field, with perpetrators still at large. Survivors break silence about mass executions and burning of bodies.
Exclusive investigation reveals the brutal reign of RSF commander Mohamed Ibrahim Abdallah, known as Abu Lulu, accused of war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Sudan's ongoing conflict.
Exclusive report reveals horrific new atrocities in Sudan's escalating conflict as militants publicly assault women and execute 40 civilians in latest wave of violence.
Shadow justice secretary Shabana Mahmood condemns Conservative proposals to leave ECHR as BBC analysis reveals UK would join Belarus as only European nation outside convention.
Convicted Albanian drug dealer wins human rights case against Italian prison conditions while Britain faces criticism for failed deportation. Exclusive details reveal the legal loopholes exploited in this controversial international case.
Exclusive CCTV footage obtained by The Independent shows disturbing treatment of Palestinian detainees at Israel's Sde Teiman camp, prompting international outcry and military investigations.
Exclusive footage reveals Sudan's deepening humanitarian catastrophe as thousands face execution while trapped without food or water in besieged city.
Exclusive investigation reveals how impoverished Africans are being lured to Russia with false promises, only to be thrown into Ukraine's meatgrinder frontline
Tanzanian security forces have been condemned by the United Nations after opening fire on protesters in the Mtwara region, leaving several dead and many injured during demonstrations over economic hardship and political discontent.
Exclusive investigation uncovers horrific videos showing Sudanese warlord Mohammed 'Hemedti' Dagalo's forces cold-bloodedly executing prisoners while boasting about slaughtering thousands in ethnic cleansing campaign.
Top UN officials issue stark condemnation of systematic mass killings in Sudan's escalating conflict, warning of potential war crimes as civilian casualties mount.
Exclusive satellite imagery reveals horrifying evidence of systematic killings in Sudanese city, with blood pools and scattered bodies visible from space following 48 hours of brutal violence.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch expose how European Union funds are allegedly supporting Cameroonian security forces accused of human rights abuses.
Exclusive investigation reveals horrific atrocities in Sudan's El-Geneina as paramilitary forces execute civilians, including women and children, in what witnesses describe as systematic ethnic cleansing.
A light aircraft carrying international tourists has crashed in Kenya's Maasai Mara region, killing all 11 people on board in a devastating aviation tragedy that has shocked the tourism industry.
Twelve people escape with their lives after charter plane makes emergency landing in world-famous game reserve, with minor injuries reported among passengers and crew.
Tragedy strikes in Kenya as a passenger plane carrying 12 people crashes in a dense forest near Lake Nakuru, with rescue teams battling treacherous conditions to reach the wreckage.
Amnesty International reveals Chinese police operating covert stations in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, raising serious human rights concerns about transnational repression.
Cabinet Office Minister Esther McVey faces backlash after announcing legislation to permanently ban prisoners from voting, defying European Court rulings and igniting human rights debates.
Gaza health officials report discovering severely mutilated bodies of Palestinian prisoners at the Sde Teiman detention facility, raising grave concerns about human rights violations and treatment of detainees.
Shocking footage emerges of Taliban forces executing a suspected thief by firing squad and displaying his body on a tank in Herat, prompting human rights groups to demand an end to capital punishment under the new regime.
Kenya embarks on an ambitious urban development project to construct a new city near Nairobi, designed to alleviate congestion and drive economic growth across East Africa.
Exclusive investigation reveals how prominent British companies including Holland & Barrett and British Gas systematically underpaid thousands of workers, resulting in substantial government fines and back-pay settlements.
Health retailer Holland & Barrett faces massive penalties after government investigation reveals systematic underpayment of thousands of workers across UK stores.