APRNEWS - There are over 110,000 people living in villages currently under the occupation of the March 23 (M23) rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says. 

Some 110,128 people are at risk of being subjected to violence, including torture, forced recruitment, looting of houses and shops, theft of goods and cattle as well as other human rights abuses, according to the organization.

APRNEWS - France said on Thursday its defence cooperation with Cameroon was continuing a day after the United States said it was halting some military assistance to the West African country over allegations of human rights violations by its security forces.

APRNEWS - French President Emmanuel Macron said he encouraged respect for human rights when he met Monday with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who is seen as a key ally in the fight against extremists but has led a crackdown on dissent.

REUTERS - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was stopped from leaving Russia on Tuesday over an unpaid fine, a move he said was illegal and designed to prevent him from attending the finale of a legal case he filed at Europe’s top human rights court.