Aung San Suu Kyi's Excuses for Military Criticised by UN

The outgoing UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein has said Ms Suu Kyi should at least have kept silent, rather than - as he put it - attempt to excuse the Burmese military.

Campaigners for the former Rwandan Presidential nominee, Diane Rwigara, have marked the first anniversary of her being jailed after she ran foul of the law by openly criticising President Paul Kagame by starting a campaign for her release: #FreeDianeRwigara.

The Women's Tennis Association has criticised the organisers of the US Open of double standards after a female player was given a warning by the umpire for changing her shirt on court.