Human Rights

New UN study proposes ways to close additional $10 billion funding gap for education

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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.

Syria: Mounting Casualties from Cluster Munitions

More Than 150 Documented Attacks in 6 Months

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Remnants of a RBK-250/275 AO-1SCh cluster bomb in Deir Jamal from a strike on February 28, 2013.

UN commission on women ends with adoption of global plan to end gender-based violence

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Michelle Bachelet addresses participants at a CSW side event. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looks on.

Judge Approves Landmark Settlement in Immigration Policy Case

FBI, DHS and ICE Agree to Release Crucial Documents Relating to Controversial Deportation Dragnet Program, Secure Communities

A federal judge approved a settlement between the government and several rights groups in a long-running lawsuit demanding transparency in the controversial Secure Communities (SCOMM) program.

Mali: UN force possible in July, senior peacekeeping official says

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Malian refugees with their belongings after arriving at Goudebou camp in Burkina Faso.

Humanitarian challenges continue to mount as Syrian crisis enters its third year - UN

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A group of Syrian refugees, making a risky journey by foot from the governorate of Daá'ra, cross at night into Jordan.

UN human rights experts outraged at Saudi execution of seven men by firing squad

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Christof Heyns, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.

Syrian conflict risks leaving entire generation of children ‘scarred for life’ – UNICEF

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A boy and his father in Cyber City, a transit facility for Syrian refugees, in Ramtha, Jordan.

UAE: Ensure Safety of 94 on Trial

Authorities Must Address Allegations of Ill-Treatment

United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities should guarantee the safety of 94 defendants facing trial on state security charges. They should also establish an independent investigation into the defendants’ allegations of ill-treatment in detention. The next session of their trial begins on March 11, 2013.

Human Rights Council: Maintain Scrutiny of Burma

International Pressure Needed on Minority Rights, Political Prisoners, Laws

The United Nations Human Rights Council should retain its current level of scrutiny of Burma’s still poor human rights situation, Human Rights Watch said today.