Human Rights

Fundamental freedoms respected in well-administered presidential election in Georgia, international observers say

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A voter casts his ballot in Tbilisi during the presidential election in Georgia, 27 October 2013.

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OSCE conference highlights women’s role in building stability and prosperity in Mediterranean region

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Ways to enhance women’s participation in public, political and economic life come under the spotlight at the OSCE Mediterranean...

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UN humanitarian fund allocates $7.9 million to bolster underfunded emergency response in Niger

Valerie Amos, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has allocated US$7.9 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost implementation of nine underfunded humanitarian projects in...

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Child recruitment remains ‘endemic’ in DR Congo, UN says in new report

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Korea: trade union deprived of legal status

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UN: Act to End Attacks on Health Workers

The United Nations General Assembly and Human Rights Council should act on the report by the UN special rapporteur on the right to health about attacks against health workers and services, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition said. The report...

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Saudi Arabia: End Driving Ban for Women

Saudi authorities should end the country’s driving ban for women as the “Women2Drive” campaign gathers momentum, Human Rights Watch said.

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Situation in Eritrea ‘desperately bleak,’ UN expert warns urging aid for fleeing refugees

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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea Sheila B. Keetharuth (right) addresses a...

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EU expresses strong support for Greenpeace activists and journalists detained following Arctic protest as Russia modifies charges

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Greenpeace International responds to hooliganism charge

“The Arctic 30 are no more hooligans than they were pirates. This is still a wildly disproportionate charge that carries up to seven years in jail. It represents nothing less than an assault on the very principle of peaceful protest. Those brave men...

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