UN voices concern over recent prison breaks in Côte d'Ivoire
A prison in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, that has been renovated with UN assistance
Syria: War Crimes in Idlib During Peace Negotiations
A man is overcome with grief in front of a destroyed mosque in Taftanaz where local residents gathered...
In India, Ban calls for greater investment in women and children's health
Mothers sitting on the floor with their children in India
Rights Groups Demand Investigation into Cambodian Activist's Death
Rights groups are calling for a full government investigation into the shooting death of a prominent land rights activist in Cambodia.
NEPAL: Don't reduce transitional justice to a whitewashing exercise
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to express its deep concern at the latest developments in the establishment of transitional justice institutions in Nepal. On 19 April 2012, the major political parties of Nepal have agreed to merge the...
'Gilani to appeal against SC contempt verdict': Awan
Pakistan Federal Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan on Thursday, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would file an appeal against the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) in the contempt of court case.
PAKISTAN/INDIA: Demilitarisation, not divine providence, is the way forward to peace!
A President of one of the two counties almost perennially at war with each other visiting the other, what on the face of mother earth makes news that gets bigger than this? The fact that this is a President on Pilgrimage, and not on another diplomatic...
UN rights office calls for halt on use of military courts to try civilians in Gaza
UN-funded housing project site for Palestinians at Khan Younis, Gaza.
Response plan to help Syrian refugees only 20 per cent funded – UN agency
Members of a Syrian family register as refugees in northern Lebanon.
New York Bombing Plot 'Mastermind' Testifies Against Friend
A Bosnian-born immigrant in New York accused on nine terrorism counts heard a second friend testify that he was a willing participant in a suicide bombing plot in New York City.
