King’s hosted the London International Model United Nations (LIMUN) for the first time in the conference's nine year history. The conference is the largest of its kind in Europe and was organised by students. It attracted more than 800 students from 80 universities spanning 25 countries.

The Swedish government is backing up its’ efforts to combat so called ”honour crimes” by setting aside 32 million kronor to fund local efforts around the country.

American movie star Sylvester Stallone says he wants to go to Burma to confront the ruling generals face-to-face about their human rights violations.

A U.N. committee on women's rights claimed that polygamy in Saudi Arabia ran counter to the principle of equality between the sexes. The committee asked Saudi Arabia to end this practice.

A United Nations report released February 1 shows rape is being used as a weapon in Kenya as the country is roiled in ethnic violence since the December elections.

As Indonesians buried former President Suharto Monday, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said it was not appropriate to talk about legal proceedings against him on the day of his funeral.

Children in Guinea who work in slave-like conditions for no pay are struggling to break free and end a cycle of abuse that limits the country's progress. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from the capital Conakry, where local aid workers are trying to help.

Indonesia's Supreme Court has sentenced a former pilot of the state-owned airline to 20 years in prison for killing a prominent human rights activist in 2004. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and foreign minister colleagues from France and Britain issued a statement Thursday urging global pressure on Burma's military government to end human rights abuses and return the country to civilian rule. The appeal was issued at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland after Rice's departure for Washington. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

China's State Council, or cabinet, on Wednesday approved in principle a draft law revision that means better education, better rehabilitation, a higher standard of living and more jobs for the country's disabled.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pledged in Brussels Monday that Pakistan's elections next month will be free and fair, and appealed to western nations to be more patient on human rights. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA on his European trip.

As the violence and political turmoil continue in Kenya, efforts continue to try to find a peaceful solution to the crisis. Many say the violence has highlighted ethnic and economic differences within the country.