Human Rights
Humanitarian Futures
In this era of rapid change, humanitarians are being challenged like never before - by both new threats on the horizon and the opportunities presented by technology and new partnerships.
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Analysis: Failing to address the root causes of violence in Iraq
A 3-meter-wide trench, expected to be 58-km long when completed, is being dug around the city of Kirkuk in an attempt to reduce terrorist attacks in the city.
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Italy must do more to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation – UN expert
A human trafficking awareness billboard.
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Countries Should Protect Privacy in Digital Age
Governments around the world should aggressively protect online privacy through stronger laws and policies as pervasive electronic surveillance increases. There is an urgent need to overhaul national surveillance practices to protect everyone’s privacy, or risk severely limiting the potential of the Internet.
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80,000 people displaced by fresh fighting in DR Congo over past month
Displaced people in Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) receiving food aid.
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UN and African Union sign plan to protect children in armed conflict
Children caught on the frontlines in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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‘Unspeakable atrocities’ reported by UN-mandated human rights inquiry on DPR Korea
Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Michael Kirby presents an oral update during the 24th Session of the Human Rights Council.
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Strengthening air passengers' rights while providing legal clarity to airlines
Air passengers' rights must be tightened up to stop airlines abusing an "extraordinary circumstances" clause to avoid paying them compensation for delays or denied boarding, said MEPs in Transport Committee debate on a European Commission proposal to recast the rules.
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Protester Killed as Cambodian Political Crisis Escalates
Violence erupted in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, as thousands of opposition activists protested the government's victory in a disputed election. Human rights activists said one protester was killed by a gunshot to the head during a street battle with police.
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Bahrain: Security Forces Detaining Children
Sayed Alwadeai in London on September 12, 2013.
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