Bulgaria’s elections competitive and well run, but trust in process is lacking, international observers say
A polling-commission member stamps ballots at a polling station in Sofia during parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, 12 May 2013.
Burma: Cyclone Threatens Displaced Muslims
Burma’s government should take immediate action to evacuate to higher ground tens of thousands of Muslims displaced last year by ethnic cleansing in Arakan State in advance of a tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, Human Rights Watch said today.
Uzbekistan: 8 Years After Massacre, No Justice
The United States and the European Union (EU) should not allow strategic interests to distort reality about the Uzbek government’s deplorable rights record. The eighth anniversary of the government massacre at Andijan is the week of May 13, 2013.
Circumcision plans go awry in Swaziland
What about the pain?
Secretary-General hails successful elections in Pakistan; first ever transfer of civilian Government
Burma: China-Led Oil, Gas Projects Spark Arrests
Authorities in Burma should drop charges against ethnic Arakanese activists who participated in peaceful protests against Chinese-led oil and gas projects, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday.
CAR: UN agency ‘condemns in strongest possible terms’ killing of teen linked to rebels
In the village of Mélé, Central African Republic, only half of the children in the region go to school...
Central African Republic: Rampant Abuses After Coup
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Fighters for the Seleka rebel alliance stand guard in front of the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African...
Syria crisis: the EU responds to spiralling needs with more emergency humanitarian aid
The European Commission is announcing an additional €65 million in response to the rapidly growing scale of the humanitarian crisis resulting from the conflict in Syria. With more intense fighting in Syria and just three months after pledging € 100...
Coffee and patience: a day in the life of a family hosting Syrian refugees
Syrian refugees sit down for lunch in the home of their Lebanese hosts.
