EU: Ending Sanctions Undercuts Burma’s Rights Progress
The European Union’s premature lifting of all targeted sanctions on Burma means the EU will need a new platform to press the government to improve the country’s still dire human rights situation. On April 22, 2013, EU foreign ministers ended decades...
Burma: End ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims
Burmese authorities and members of Arakanese groups have committed crimes against humanity in a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State since June 2012, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan: Abuses in International Spotlight
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan’s highly repressive policies are coming up for rare international scrutiny on April 22 and 24, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today.
Renewed Anger in India After Reported Rape of 5-year-old
Protesters have taken to the streets in the Indian capital following the reported brutal rape of a five-year-old girl, who remains hospitalized with severe internal injuries. India's prime minister and president have expressed shock and anguish at the...
Visiting region, top political official assures Central African leader of UN engagement
Emergency supplies sent by UNICEF to the Central African Republic being unloaded in the capital...
Tajikistan: Investigate Attack on Opposition Leader
Mahmadali Hayit, deputy head of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan, lies in his hospital bed at...
World Bank: Commit to Rights in 2030 Vision
The World Bank’s “vision” statement will be undermined if it fails to recognize the importance of human rights, nine organizations warned. The human rights and development groups called on President Jim Kim to make a firm commitment to respect,...
UN senior officials urge political focus in Mali efforts, while aid agencies flag budget gaps
Malian children take shelter from a dust storm in Burkina Faso's Goudebou refugee camp. The needs for...
World Bank: Uphold Rights to End Poverty, Economic Exclusion
Renewed fighting worsens Darfur crisis
A decade of conflict.
