Human Rights

Egypt: Dissolution Ultimatum for Independent Groups

Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown, 45 international and national human rights groups from across the globe said in a joint statement.

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Egypt: Dissolution Ultimatum for Independent Groups

Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown, 45 international and national human rights groups from across the globe said in a joint statement.

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Russian authorities must end impunity for attacks on journalists, says OSCE Representative following another attack in Pskov

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović called for the Russian authoities to fully investigate and prosecute all attacks on journalists following an attack against journalist Lev Schlosberg in Pskov, in western Russia.

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UNICEF distributes half a million mosquito nets amid heavy rains and violence in CAR

Amid heavy rains and violence UNICEF and partners have distributed more than half a million mosquito bed nets reaching every home in Bangui to protect families from malaria - the leading killer of children under 5 in Central African Republic.

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Azerbaijan: Investigate Brutal Attack on Journalist

The brutal attack on journalist Ilgar Nasibov in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan is an outrage, and Azerbaijan’s authorities should ensure a prompt, effective, and impartial investigation, Front Line Defenders, Human Rights House Foundation, Norwegian Helsinki...

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UNICEF deploys its largest emergency supply operation ever in a single month

This August UNICEF shipped 1,000 metric tonnes of life-saving supplies for children caught in the world’s most urgent crises -- the largest emergency supply operation in the organization’s history in a single month. The amount delivered would fill 19...

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Iraqi civilians suffering ‘horrific’ persecution, ethnic cleansing – UN rights chief

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Workers unload trucks laden with hundreds of tents for families displaced by recent fighting in Iraq...

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India: Caste Forced to Clean Human Waste

The Indian government should end “manual scavenging” – the cleaning of human waste by communities considered low-caste – by ensuring that local officials enforce the laws prohibiting this discriminatory practice, Human Rights Watch said in a new...

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Gaza: Halt Executions

Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip should urgently act to stop executions of Palestinians accused of providing information to the Israeli military and appropriately punish those behind the executions, Human Rights Watch said. News reports said...

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Thousands Expected for Monday's Funeral of Slain Ferguson Teen

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People gather on Aug. 24, 2014, at the site where...

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