UN rights office voices alarm over increasing polarization in Egypt amid protests
Angry protestors pelt policemen with stones in central Cairo on the second anniversary of the...
On Day to Abolish Slavery, UN urges end to modern-day scourge trapping 21 million
Children engaged in stone and sand collection in Jaflong, Sylhet (Bangladesh).
Saudi Arabia: Release Women Driving Activists
Saudi authorities detained two women on the Saudi side of the border with the United Arab Emirates on December 1, one of whom tried to drive a car across to Saudi Arabia. Saudi activists told Human Rights Watch that Lujain al-Hathloul, 25, and Maysa...
UN: WHO Condemns ‘Virginity Tests’
Governments should immediately carry out a new United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to end degrading, discriminatory, and unscientific “virginity testing” of women and girls, Human Rights Watch said.
Iran: Death Sentence for Facebook Posts
Iran’s judiciary should vacate the death sentence of a 30-year-old man who faces imminent execution for Facebook posts linked to his account. On November 24, 2014, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a criminal court ruling sentencing Soheil Arabi to hang....
Improving the humanitarian situation of Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons
A PACE committee has urged all sides in the conflict in Ukraine to fully respect the Minsk ceasefire and to refrain from the use of force and violence, particularly against civilians.
Missouri Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed Teen Resigns
The white Missouri police officer who escaped indictment in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen in August has resigned.
Giovanni Buttarelli named new data protection watchdog
The next European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) will be Giovanni Buttarelli, Parliament's President Martin Schulz announced in plenary on Thursday. His Assistant Supervisor will be Wojciech Rafał Wiewiórowski.
Promoting the democratic participation of migrant diasporas
Diasporas play a more prominent role in today’s politics than in the past, PACE's Migration Committee has said, and the members of diasporas can build bridges between States and help to promote democracy both in their countries of residence and in...
Appeals Court Must Fix Dangerous 'Innocence of Muslims' Copyright Ruling
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of technology and free speech organizations are asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to fix a disastrously wrongheaded copyright ruling that required an online service...
