States Governors of Nigeria can implement locally the Sustainable Development Goals, says UN chief
Young women and girls carry water in Nigeria.
Burma: Discriminatory Laws Could Stoke Communal Tensions
President Thein Sein of Burma should refuse to sign into law two pieces of legislation that violate fundamental rights, Human Rights Watch said on August 23. On August 21, 2015, the joint parliament approved the Religious Conversion Bill and the...
UN Mission in Afghanistan firmly condemns deadly suicide attack in Kabul
A policeman in Kabul, Afghanistan, which remains the most dangerous country for aid workers globally...
Israel: Surge in Unlawful Palestinian Home Demolitions
The Israeli military unlawfully demolished at least 39 structures in Bedouin Palestinian communities in the West Bank on August 17 and 18, 2015. The demolitions left 126 people homeless, 80 of them children. Four of the communities where the...
Hundreds of victims of revenge porn seek support from UK's helpline
Teaching history of slave trade can reinforces rights of all peoples, UN declares on Day of Remembrance
Shackles used to bind slaves.
Lebanon: Police Violence Against Protesters
Police in Lebanon used force to disperse a peaceful protest on August 19, 2015, failing to uphold human rights standards.
Gagging the Critics in China
Over the last five weeks, Chinese authorities have conducting a sweeping roundup of human rights lawyers and activists, interrogating and briefly detaining over 200 people, with 25 still in custody. Most of those 25 are being held in secret locations...
Following Tianjin explosion, UN expert calls on China to ensure transparent investigation
City landscape, Tianjin, China.
Syria: Impose Arms Embargo Following Deadly Airstrikes
The United Nations Security Council should impose an arms embargo on the Syrian government following the government’s repeated air attacks on Douma’s popular markets and residential areas on August 16, 2015. The attacks killed at least 112 people,...
