Iraq: major relief effort underway in north as UN envoy warns against targeting of Sunnis in south
UNHCR humanitarian aid is loaded onto a Boeing 747 at the Marqa International Airport in Jordan...
Restoring dignity, ensuring ‘safe space’ for returning Nigerian schoolgirls critical – UN official
Students at a school operated by Future Prowess Islamic Foundation in Maiduguri,...
Syria: Journalist’s Execution a War Crime
The apparent execution of the freelance journalist James Foley on August 19, 2014 in Syria by the Islamic State would be a war crime if confirmed. Groups detaining journalists should immediately and unconditionally release them.
Israel/Egypt: Provide Rights Groups Access to Gaza
Israel should immediately allow access to Gaza for Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other international human rights organizations so they can investigate allegations of serious violations of international humanitarian law by all parties...
Iraq: UN refugee agency launches major humanitarian aid push for displaced people
Workers unload trucks laden with hundreds of tents for families displaced by the recent...
Thailand: Theater Activists Jailed for Insulting Monarchy
The arrest of two activists involved in a play considered by Thai military authorities to be “insulting to the monarchy” shows the decline in freedom of expression in Thailand since the May 22, 2014 coup, Human Rights Watch said. At least 14 new lese...
Aid agencies work to improve conditions for Iraqi refugees arriving in neighbouring Syria
Several thousand children are among an estimated 12,000 Iraqi refugees now sheltering at a camp in neighbouring Syria after crossing the remote border between the two countries.
More than 100 children released from armed groups in Central African Republic over past week
One hundred and three children age 8 to 17 were released over the past week from armed groups in Bangui following negotiations with armed group leaders.
Spain: Halt Summary Pushbacks to Morocco
Spain should immediately halt summary returns of migrants to Morocco from its North African enclave, Melilla, Human Rights Watch said. Spain should also investigate evidence that Guardia Civil officers beat migrants at the border fence.
Kenya: Killings, Disappearances by Anti-Terror Police
There is strong evidence that Kenya’s Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) has carried out a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. Human Rights Watch also found evidence of arbitrary arrests and mistreatment of terrorism suspects...
