Human Rights

Thousands of Syrians stream into northern Iraq via new bridge, reports UN agency

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Thousands of people flowed from Syria across the Peshkhabour border crossing into Iraq's Dohuk...

UNESCO Director-General condems murder of Libyan TV presenter Azzedine Qusad and voices concern for safety of journalists

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today called for an investigation into the killing of Azzedine Qusad on 9 August.

UN humanitarian wing warns of pervasive sexual violence in Somalia

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Hundreds of thousands of women displaced by conflict and living in camps in Somalia are...

The humanitarian situation in Darfur

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Darfur has seen a new wave of fighting and displacement in 2013.

Bangladesh: Azam Conviction Based on Flawed Proceedings

The trial of Ghulam Azam, the former chief of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islaami (Jamaat) party, at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal was deeply flawed and did not meet international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said.

China: Court Upholds Jail Sentence of Nobel Laureate's Relative

A Chinese court has upheld what some see as a politically motivated prison sentence against the brother-in-law of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.

Rwanda: Takeover of Rights Group

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UN experts urge Israel to stop harassment of human rights activist Issa Amro

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Special Rapporteur Richard Falk.

Ecuador: Clampdown on Civil Society

Ecuador should revoke a presidential decree that grants far-reaching powers to the government to oversee and dissolve nongovernmental organizations, Human Rights Watch said.

Bangladesh: Free Prominent Rights Activist

Bangladeshi authorities should immediately release prominent rights activist Adilur Rahman Khan, who was arrested without warrant at his Dhaka home late on August 10, 2013, Human Rights Watch said. Bangladesh’s donors should press the government to...