Human Rights

Iran: Stop Woman’s Execution

Iran’s judiciary should vacate the death sentence of Reyhaneh Jabbari and ensure that she receives a fair trial. She was convicted of murdering an older man in what she says was self defense. On September 29, 2014, prison authorities transferred...

DR Congo: Surrendered Fighters Starve in Camp

Over 100 demobilized combatants, their wives, and children have died from starvation and disease in a remote military camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo after officials failed to provide adequate food and health care.

Amid regional crises, UN chief urges continued international support for Lebanon

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Lina has not heard from her husband since he was detained in Syria two years ago. Now a refugee in Lebanon, she...

At UN, memorial to transatlantic slave trade will send ‘powerful message’ for years to come

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General view of the Island of Gorée, Senegal, which was from the 15th to the 19th century, the...

Vulnerable Groups in Croatia Better Protected With World Bank Help

Minister of Finance, H.E. Boris Lalovac, and the World Bank’s Country Manager for Croatia, Mr. Carlos Piñerúa, signed a Loan Agreement in the amount of EUR70 million (US$95.55 million) with the Republic of Croatia for the Social Protection System...

Olympics: Host City Contracts To Ban Bias

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gestures during a news conference in Lausanne July...

Myanmar: UN chief urges country to move beyond ‘narrow agendas’ and towards cooperation

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A mother and her children stand in their small hut in a camp for displaced people in Rakhine...

UN: Landmark Resolution on Anti-Gay Bias

The UN Human Rights Council resolution passed on September 26, 2014, to combat violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is a critically important achievement for upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration...

Justice remains elusive for Guinea stadium killings – UN human rights chief

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Hundreds of people were killed and injured, and hundreds of women raped at the 28 September...

Eritrea: UN Names Commission of Inquiry

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