Death Toll Rises from Migrant Accidents Near Italian Island
Divers have found an additional 20 bodies from last week's shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa, raising the death toll to 359.
UN Slams Iraq Over Prisoner Executions
The United Nations human rights office is condemning the execution of at least 42 people in Iraq on terrorism charges over the past two days and calling on the Iraqi government to halt executions.
After Lampedusa tragedy, UN refugee agency urges European Union to revisit migration polices
The death toll from the tragedy off Lampedusa stands at over 300, but searchers fear there may still be...
Human Rights Watch: Syria Rebels Committed Crimes Against Humanity
A prominent human rights group has accused Syrian rebels of committing crimes against humanity during a recent offensive on an area held by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
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Witness: And Then They Took His Land
California and Louisiana Death Row Conditions Result in Torture, Report Finds
Prisoners on California and Louisiana’s death row are being held in conditions that amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or torture under international law, according to a new report by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the...
Abyei's dangerous impasse
Guns are common among pastoralists in Abyei.
UN emergency funding approves $3 million for crisis in southern Philippines
Overcrowding at the main evacuation centre in the coastal province of Zamboanga, Philippines, is causing...
Russia: Beyond The Olympic Torch’s Glow
As the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Torch Relay kicks off in Moscow, the route is marked by major human rights abuses.
Iraq: UN envoy appalled by deadly suicide bomb attack on children in school playground
Deploring the “appalling” suicide bomb attack that killed over 10 children and injured dozens more in northern Iraq, a senior United Nations official appealed to the conflict-wracked country’s political, religious and civil leaders to find a way to...
