Ban condemns attack on UN Mali base, declares it 'will not deter' peace efforts
Malian refugees, carrying their belongings, approach UNHCR vehicles that will carry them to a...
Libya: UN mission condemns 'grave escalation' in fighting, urges ceasefire
Displaced people in eastern Libya outside the town of Ajdabiya.
Colombia: EI throws support behind university professor amid false accusations
Beltran being detained by police
UN rights experts urge halt to Sri Lanka's deportations of Pakistani asylum seekers
Independent Expert on Minority Issues Rita Izsak.
Burundi: No Justice Decade After Massacre
Burundian authorities should hold accountable those responsible for a 2004 massacre of Congolese refugees, Human Rights Watch said. More than 150 refugees, most of them women and children, were killed and more than 100 others injured, on August 13,...
US: Stop Intimidating Missouri Protesters
Police in Ferguson, Missouri should stop using intimidation tactics against peaceful protesters and journalists following the police killing of a young African-American man on August 9, 2014.
‘Barbaric’ sexual violence perpetrated by Islamic State militants in Iraq – UN
A Yazidi family receives WFP food assistance in Erbil, Iraq.
Tunisia: Suspension of Associations Arbitrary
The Tunisian government’s suspension of more than 150 organizations across the country for alleged links to terrorism was disproportionate and arbitrary. On July 22, 2014, a government spokesperson said the authorities had issued suspension notices to...
Northern Iraq: UN rights experts urge action to avoid mass atrocity, potential genocide
Iraqi refugee children who fled from Tal Afar and found shelter in schools, mosques and unfinished...
Egypt: Rab’a Killings Likely Crimes against Humanity
The systematic and widespread killing of at least 1,150 demonstrators by Egyptian security forces in July and August 2013 probably amounts to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report based on a year-long investigation. In the...
