Bangladesh: Vendetta Against Child Shot by Troops
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stand guard in front of the BNP party office in...
Former Child Soldier Helping War-Affected Children in Africa
Ishmael Beah had been orphaned and was fleeing war in his native Sierra Leone when he went to a military base seeking safety. Instead, soldiers gave the teenager a weapon and forced him to serve in one of Africa's most brutal conflicts.
“You’re Disabled, You Can’t Fly!” Or Can You?
For two years, Yulia Averyanova ran Perspektiva’s sports programs and now remains a consultant with...
Thailand: Ending Kalasin's police reign of terror
On July 16, 2004, police from Kalasin's Muang district station arrested Kiettisak Thitboonkrong for allegedly...
OSCE Special Representative promotes creative anti-slavery campaigns at Scotland’s Festival of Politics
Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, during the 11th High...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities warns against demolishing ethnic-Georgian villages in South Ossetia
Houses formerly inhabited by ethnic-Georgians in the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia lie in a state of disrepair after their...
UN regional emergency teams on standby to assist Caribbean nations hit by tropical storm
Dark clouds from Tropical storm Tomas of 2010 loom over a camp for displaced people in Port-au-Prince.
South Sudan refugee health situation worsening, says UN agency
UNHCR comes to the assistance of older, disabled and sickly refugees in South Sudan.
Safety conditions at South African mines have room for improvement, says UN expert
The killings of more than 30 workers in the Marikana platinum mine have put the spotlight on...
Clashes in Lebanon hampering relief operations to assist refugees – UN agency
A Syrian refugee family in Halba, northern Lebanon.
