Human Rights
Apathy, democracy's most insidious enemy, can be remedied with inclusive participation – UN chief
Libyan women queue up to vote on election day in July 2012.
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Ahead of International Day of Democracy, OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for protection of human rights defenders
An ODIHR delegation visited human rights defender Azimjan Askarov in prison in Bishkek on 15 December 2011.
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Bahrain: Security Forces Detaining Children
Bahrain security forces routinely detain children without cause and subject them to ill-treatment that may rise to the level of torture, Human Rights Watch said, based on reports from victims, family members and legal rights activists.
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Cluster Munitions: Nations Condemn Syrian Use
The international treaty banning cluster munitions is gaining in strength despite Syria’s use of the weapons, Human Rights Watch said as a diplomatic meeting of the convention concluded in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Syria: UN humanitarian chief urges pause in fighting to allow access to trapped civilians
Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos talks to refugee children living in a school in Damascus during a visit to Syria in August 2012.
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Top humanitarian officials call for more support for Yemen
Young girls collect water in Taiz, Yemen.
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Rape and massacres being perpetrated with impunity in Syria
Press Encounter with Mr. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairman of the Commission of the Inquiry on Syria.
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Human rights panel seeks to improve plight of children whose parents are sentenced to death
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri.
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Indonesia: Seek Just Punishments for Military Murderers
Indonesian military prosecutors should appeal insufficient sentences imposed on 12 Special Forces soldiers convicted in the murders of four detained criminal suspects, Human Rights Watch said.
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Kenya: Deputy President’s Trial at the ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) trial of Kenya’s deputy president is an important stage in determining responsibility for post-election atrocities that brought the country to the brink of civil war, Human Rights Watch said. Opening statements in the trial of Deputy President William Ruto before a three-judge panel are expected to start on September 10, 2013 in The Hague.
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