More than 300 child soldiers, dubbed the "cubs of the caliphate", have reportedly been killed after being sent into battle.

Castration and stoning are among the most extreme forms of punishment carried out in parts of the world. WARNING: Graphic.

COMMENT: It's time to revive the Tampa spirit and rescue refugees our Australian neighbours have sent off to rot in hellish prison camps on remote islands.

A 22-year-old woman is to be hanged this week after being found guilty of killing the husband she says abused her.

Beatings, inhumane conditions and inmates forced to rape each other. This is what goes on in Saydnaya Military Prison.

The Turkish president said that he would reinstate the death penalty to deal with those who took park in the coup attempt

A man China wants extradited over the murder of a prostitute is "hyping up" his right to a fair trial to evade justice, says a top Chinese government official.

COMMENT: Once this small refugee increase takes effect, NZ will remain well behind all the countries we most often compare ourselves to, writes Grant Bayldon.

At least 1634 people were executed last year, according to Amnesty International annual figures released yesterday.

At least 2000 women have been abducted by Boko Haram, detained in prisons and houses and subjected to forced marriage, stonings and sexual slavery.

The international outcry over restrictions on freedom of speech in Saudi Arabia escalated as an array of Nobel prizewinners published an open letter calling on the country's academics to condemn the public flogging of the blogger Raif Badawi.

Amnesty urges Thai junta to investigate allegations that two Burmese workers who “confessed” to the murders did so under torture.

A Chinese New Zealander who entered China illegally to see his parents claims he was detained, chained and tortured for five days before being deported to Auckland.

The Government has been slammed for its track record on child poverty and violence against women following a critical report from an international human rights watchdog.

New Zealand could play a role in repealing Papua New Guinean sorcery legislation following an Easter "witch-hunt", Amnesty International says.