Human Rights

US: Transgender Women Abused in Immigration Detention

Face Sexual Assault, Solitary Confinement

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An illustration depicts a transgender woman housed in a men's immigration detention facility.

Côte d’Ivoire: 5 Years On, Awaiting Justice

Hold Fair Trials for 2010-2011 Post-Election Abuses

Côte d’Ivoire has not yet delivered justice for victims of grave crimes by both sides in the country’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on March 22, 2016. President Alassane Ouattara and his new justice minister, Sansan Kambile, should strengthen the country’s justice system so it can deliver long overdue justice.

'Assault on one minority community is attack on all,' Ban says on Day to eliminate racism

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Three children in Akko draw together and smile for the photographer's camera.

Yemen: Embargo Arms to Saudi Arabia

US, UK, France Risk Complicity in Unlawful Airstrikes

The United States, United Kingdom, France, and others should suspend all weapon sales to Saudi Arabia until it not only curtails its unlawful airstrikes in Yemen but also credibly investigates alleged violations.

Income inequalities in Europe "shocking"

The Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter, Tuur Elzinga (Netherlands, UEL), stressed that social rights are not second line human rights but fundamental rights and often a precondition to the enjoyment of civil or political human rights.

Sending data to the US: how to safeguard your privacy

If you use Facebook and Google your personal data such as photos and email are usually stored in US data centres. Sending Europeans' data across the Atlantic is legal provided American companies commit themselves to respecting EU privacy standards. On Thursday, MEPs discussed a new mechanism for transferring data across the Atlantic with experts. Read on to find out why it was created and watch the interview with Max Schrems who was responsible for getting the previous arrangement scrapped.

NEW: Major Corporations, Business Leaders, & Sports Teams Speak Out Against H.B. 757

Apple, NFL, and the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, and Hawks join a growing chorus of voices from the business community speaking out against H.B. 757

On March 18, Apple, the National Football League (NFL), and the Atlanta Braves, Falcons, and Hawks joined a growing list of major corporations, business leaders, and sports teams speaking out against H.B. 757 – a legislative assault by Georgia lawmakers on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people sent to the desk of Governor Nathan Deal.

Over 250,000 children affected by Colombia conflict since 2013, despite peace talks – UNICEF

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Thirteen year old Solanyi in her classroom at the El Diviso school in Narino, Colombia. Solanyi's parents were both killed by armed groups.

Bahrain: Stop Deportations of Nationals

Unlawful Interference With Family Life

Bahraini authorities have deported five stateless Bahrainis, whom they had previously stripped of their citizenship, since February 21, 2016. Another nine people stripped of their citizenship will be at risk of deportation if a court of appeal does not overturn the decision to strip them of their citizenship, which is based on a vague accusation that they had “damaged state security.”

Colombia: over 250,000 children impacted by conflict despite peace talks, UN agency reports

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Internally displaced children, victims of conflict in Colombia.