Human Rights

Death count continues to rise overnight in Nepal

NEPAL-EARTHQUAKE-INSET.png

Bangladesh: has the situation improved two years after the Rana Plaza disaster?

20150423PHT45403_original.jpg
Relatives of Rana Plaza victims hold photos of their loved ones.

Egypt: Morsy Trial Badly Flawed

Prosecution Failed to Show Former President Complicit in Violence

The first trial of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was compromised by due process violations, the appearance of bias and an absence of conclusive evidence. He was convicted on April 21, 2015, and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

UN chief welcomes progress in fight against malaria, calls for more work to continue momentum

09-12-2013globalfund.jpg
With support from a Global Fund grant, a woman and a child sleep under an insecticide-treated net in Atsapanethong District, Laos.

EU proposes to boost humanitarian aid by €50 million as Commissioner Stylianides visits South Sudan

EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, who is visiting South Sudan, announces that the Commission is requesting new vital support in the amount of €50 million from the European Union for the victims of this humanitarian crisis.

Indonesia: Stop Imminent Executions

Death Penalty for Drug Crimes Violates International Law

President Joko Widodo of Indonesia should urgently commute the death sentences of 10 people who face imminent execution for drug trafficking, Human Rights Watch said on April 24. Following the exhaustion of legal appeals on April 24, 2015, Indonesian authorities advised foreign diplomats and the prisoners’ family members to convene on the island of Nusa Kambangan, where the executions are slated to occur.

Amid rising death toll in Yemen, UN urges humanitarian access, respect for international law

04-24-irin-yemen.jpg
Many Yemenis have fled cities for their home villages.

Turkmenistan: War on Satellite Dishes

Government Campaign a Blow to Independent Information

Turkmenistan_satellites_3RESIZED.jpg
The rooftop of an apartment building in Ashgabat.

UNICEF welcomes final release of child soldiers by armed group in South Sudan

04-24-unicef-sudan.jpg
Children surrender their weapons during a ceremony formalizing their release from the SSDA Cobra Faction armed group, in Pibor, South Sudan (February 2015).

Central African Republic: Key Step Toward Justice

Get New Special Criminal Court Up and Running

2014_CAR_Yaloke%20(2).jpg
Ethnic Peuhl women and children housed in dilapidated government buildings in the town of Yaloké, protected by international peacekeepers and local gendarmes.