Marking international observance, UN declares ‘Every day is Human Rights Day’
US: Senate Report Slams CIA Torture, Lies
The US Senate Intelligence Committee’s report summary on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) detention and interrogation program is a powerful denunciation of the agency’s extensive and systematic use of torture, Human Rights Watch said on December...
Australia: Stop Forced Returns Without Proper Screening
The Australian government should cease forced returns of Sri Lankan asylum seekers until they are provided fair, thorough, and transparent processing of their protection claims, Amnesty International, the Human Rights Law Centre, and Human Rights...
UN expert calls for prosecution of CIA, US officials for crimes committed during interrogations
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental...
Syria: No Word on 4 Abducted Activists
The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira al-Khalil, Wael Hamada, and Nazem Hammadi – the Douma Four – remain missing a year after their abduction, 54 organizations said on December 9,2014. The four were abducted in Douma, a...
Indonesia: Security Forces Kill Five in Papua
Indonesian authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the apparent use of unnecessary lethal force by security forces against peaceful protesters in Papua on December 8, 2014, Human Rights Watch said on December 12, 2014.
With 15 million children caught up in major conflicts, UNICEF declares 2014 a devastating year for children
The year 2014 has been one of horror, fear and despair for millions of children, as worsening conflicts across the world saw them exposed to extreme violence and its consequences, forcibly recruited and deliberately targeted by warring groups, UNICEF...
Jordan: Syrian Medical Workers Deported
Jordanian authorities on December 3, 2014, deported to Syria nine Syrians working to facilitate medical treatment in Jordan for war-wounded Syrians. These forcible returns violate the customary international law principle of nonrefoulement, which...
70 Ethiopians Dead in Migrant Boat Capsize
At least 70 Ethiopians drowned on the Red Sea Saturday when a migrant boat, bound for Yemen, capsized in rough weather, adding to what was already a record year for maritime smuggling deaths.
PACE rapporteur on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine to visit Moscow and Rostov-on-Don
Jim Sheridan (United Kingdom, SOC), rapporteur for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on “the humanitarian situation of Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons” will be visiting Moscow and Rostov-on-Don on 8-9 December 2014,...
