Iain Wares, who faces extradition to Scotland over sex abuse charges, has been convicted of abusing a pupil at a school in ...

South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world, with adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 at the highest risk of getting HIV. HIV prevalence among girls and women in this age group is ...

The Trump administration's sweeping new antiabortion-related restrictions on foreign aid has had a chilling effect on ...

UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima called on Tuesday for "radical change" following global aid cuts, telling AFP that African ...

Kenya has convened investigators from 21 African countries for a major INTERPOL operation aimed at identifying victims of child sexual exploitation and dismantling transnational abuse networks, as ...

A red carpet, a dancing troupe and water-tight security – the kind usually reserved for high-level state events – welcomed attendees to the opening of the fourth African Inter-Parliamentary Conference ...

SOUTH African schools are increasingly becoming hotspots for sexual violence, as highlighted by a recent report from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).

Waste no tears on Amnesty International UK, the global human rights charity that is currently under fire for attacking ...

Historians have long debated the sexuality of the 16th president, who had a deeply personal relationship with a male friend named Joshua Speed ...

“Homosexuals will no longer breathe in this country," one lawmaker said earlier this year.