Child rape was becoming rampant in Kano. In one case, someone raped a child to death. I decided that I wanted to make a difference and came up with the idea to develop Helpio.
I made you live the last day of your life, and I will never stop condemning myself.
I did not expect my display of solidarity to end up in a bloodbath because of police brutality.
Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo has helped find more than 130 missing children in Argentina.
I was startled awake by a burning sensation on my face. I reached my right hand to my face to identify the cause of the unbearable, searing pain.
I long to hold my baby girl in my arms again.
Phyllis Omido continues to fight for change after an appeal brought a decade-long battle back to the surface.
From a life in the slums to harvesting body parts, a reformed criminal uses his past to educate Kenyan youths.
From the start of campaigning on Nov. 9, I have seen security forces stir up tension directed at opposition candidates and civilians.
With an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a small tree branch for swatting general lawbreakers in his hand, this "student of God" approached the melee.
If I could do it all over again, I wouldn’t have run 9.79 and I would have been an American.