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The Indian government should enact clear laws to ensure that increased surveillance of phones and the Internet does not undermine rights to privacy and free expression, Human Rights Watch said.

OCHA Operations Director John Ging highlighted the serious consequences of humanitarian funding shortfalls following his weeklong mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan with the Emergency Directors of six UN agencies.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović and the Foreign Minister of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, at a meeting on the media freedom situation in Belarus, Minsk, 5 June 2013.

Heavy rains led to floods, evacuations and death toll in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Tens of thousands of fighters have still to show interest in official disarmament and demobilisation schemes.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern that draft amendments to the Law on Freedom of Access to Information of Bosnia and Herzegovina would curtail access to information.

Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic, Kaarina Immonen (left), talks to people waiting to receive food assistance at the community hospital in Bangui.

China is marking the 24th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, amid tight security in Beijing and stifling censorship on the web.

Worldwide, gender-based violence is the leading cause of death of women aged 19 to 44, more than war, cancer or car accidents. In Nepal, it is reported that one-third of married women have experienced emotional, physical, or sexual violence from their spouse. Violence against women carries a high a cost for society and is a major obstacle to development.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government should end police violence and excessive use of force against protests across Turkey. Officials should uphold the right to peaceful protest and free speech.