Yemen is the world’s most contaminated country. The laying of over 1 million mines near hospitals, schools, local villages and in farmland has prevented thousands of people from playing, going to school, make a living and plant crops.

On private diplomacy tables, Iran plays by murky rules. Since 2015, the Iranian regime has detained at least 30 individuals with foreign ties for use as leverage. Testimonies by victims and their families reveal what really happens behind closed doors and prison bars. Nizar Zakka, Ana Diamond and Xiyue Wang tell how they were suddenly detained.

Teferi, a 22-year-old young man, has become an admired entrepreneur in the village of Hadnet, Ethiopia. He is a beneficiary of BEE-LIEVE, a project funded by the EU and Oxfam to help 12,000 women and landless youth become professional beekeepers.

In Ethiopia’s parched village of Myquiha, Abeba, a mother of 8 children, has found an alternative and sustainable way of supporting her family: beekeeping. The Tigray region has been devastated by climate change-induced droughts in recent years, and many traditional forms of livelihood have …

In 2001 Ananas Girmai founded PROCS (Protection, Respect and Opportunity for Children on the Streets), an NGO dedicated to helping children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Many parents lack the resources to care properly for their children, who are left to work on the streets …

Ethiopia is at a tipping point for democracy and with it press freedom. Following the dramatic rise to power of Dr. Abiy Ahmed, his administration enacted democratic reforms, freed journalists and opponents, unblocked 264 websites and allowed banned TV stations to operate.

A child eligible for British citizenship is charged £1,012 to apply, even though it only costs the UK government £372 to process. These charges are forcing parents into debt because without citizenship, their children’s access to education, travel and work is greatly restricted …

IOHR introduces the story of Ashfaq (Ash) and Mehfooza Khurshid a London family trying to find their 3-year-old grandson Salmaan amongst the chaos of the last ISIS stronghold in Syria. They have lost their son Haroon who died while fighting for a Jihadist group in Syria. The grandparents were in contact with his Canadian wife…