Activists in Washington March for Racial Justice
Thousands took part in the...
US: Speed Transfers from Guantanamo
The Obama administration should increase detainee transfers from Guantanamo Bay following passage of a defense bill on December 12, 2014, that preserves fewer transfer restrictions. President Barack Obama obtained loosened transfer restrictions from...
Somalia: UN expert urges Government to ramp up efforts in securing human rights legislation
Residents of the village of Modmoday, 40 kilometres east of the town of Baidoa, Somalia, look on as a soldier of...
William Daniels Receives 2014 Tim Hetherington Grant
An altar boy prepares for mass at a church in Boali where a large group of Muslims who fled attacks by anti-balaka militias was sheltering....
Year of conflict in South Sudan has stolen future of a generation of children – UNICEF
Children in South Sudan.
US: Tobacco Company Bans Hiring Children Under 16
A 16-year-old worker harvests tobacco on a farm in Kentucky.
After CIA torture revelations, US must now recover moral high ground – UN expert
Mr. Juan Mendez, Special Rapporteur on Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Turkey: Security Bill Undermines Rights
The Turkish government’s proposed expansion of police powers to search and detain and for the use of firearms would undermine human rights protections. A number of the proposals in a draft security bill would circumvent the role of prosecutors and...
Israel/Palestine: Palestinian Official Dies After Border Police Assault
Multiple witnesses have described how a senior Palestinian official who died on December 10, 2014 had been assaulted by at least three Israeli border police. The witnesses all stated that the official, Ziad Abu Ein, 55, had not used any force against...
Elena Valenciano on human rights: "The EU has to set an example"
Elena Valenciano
