UN: Freeze Funding of Iran Counter-Narcotics Efforts
The United Nations agency charged with combating illicit drug trafficking should withdraw its support for counter-narcotics police operations in Iran until the death penalty for drug offenses is abolished, six rights groups said in a letter published...
North Korea: Third Anniversary of Kim Jong-Il Death
On the third anniversary of his death, former North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Il should be remembered for presiding over systematic crimes against humanity against his own people, including a catastrophic famine, Human Rights Watch said on...
DR Congo: Scores Killed in Rebel Attacks
Unidentified rebel fighters have killed at least 184 civilians and wounded many others in attacks on villages in Beni territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since October 2014. Such killings amount to war crimes.
One year later, ongoing South Sudan conflict 'jeopardizes future of entire nation' - UN chief
Nyaman Joak, 35, with 16-month-old Boum at Ethiopia's Pagak entry point, waiting to be registered as a refugee. It took...
Poverty Measurement Methods and Institutions Discussed in Tajikistan
Best international practices and national approaches in measuring poverty were the focus of the international conference held in Dushanbe on December 12. The conference was hosted by the Ministry of Economic Development of Tajikistan in partnership...
To boost fight against Ebola and strengthen community-based services for the future, UNICEF raises appeal to US$500 million
EFF Joins Dozens of Groups in Call for Transparency in Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has joined dozens of civil society groups from around the world in calling for the release of the secret text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—a massive proposed trade agreement that could quash digital...
Iraq: Death Sentences for Political Rivals
Iraq’s prime minister should order stays of execution for one rival of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and an associate of another. The death sentences were handed down after trials in which both defendants alleged they had been subjected to...
One year after conflict, children still under daily threat in South Sudan
The future for a generation of children in South Sudan is being stolen by the year-long conflict in the country, which has driven hundreds of thousands of children from their homes, schools and communities; subjecting them to violence, malnutrition...
Kenya: Security Bill Tramples Basic Rights
Kenya's General Service Unit (GSU) policemen watch over youths protesting the killing of Muslim cleric...
