Human Rights
Human Rights Watch Urged the EU to Press Vietnam to Respect Human Rights
A memo was released to the EU by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) that puts pressure on a human rights dialogue held in Vietnam today. Bloggers Nguyen Van Hai (a.k.a. Dieu Cay) and Phan Thanh Hai (a.k.a. Anhbasg) had been held without trial since 2010, and Bui Thi Minh Hang for participating in earlier protests.
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DR Congo: UN mission condemns killing of dozens of civilians in South Kivu
Residents of an IDP camp in North Kivu receive food rations distributed by WFP and an NGO
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On eve of quake’s anniversary, Haitian children see some progress – UNICEF
Two years after the devastating earthquake, Haiti’s children remain the most vulnerable
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UN Envoy Implores End of Violence in South Sudanese State
Source: UN News
UNMISS Force Commander Moses Obi (left) talking to displaced people in Pibor, South Sudan
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Residents of South Sudan flashpoint town in need of aid after attack – UN official
A burning tukul (hut) in Pibor, South Sudan
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PAKISTAN: An unforgiveable sin
A Pakistan charity has put up cradles with an appeal to place infants in them rather than murder them
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ANGOLA: AU considers looking at Cabinda claims
FLEC president Henrique N'Zita Tiago
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BANGLADESH: Indigenous groups face land-grabbing in north
Land-grabbing remains a problem among Bangladesh's indigenous population
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UN deplores murder of three aid workers in Somalia
Malnourished child receives medical assistance in Mogadishu, Somalia
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YEMEN: Unrest puts child marriage issue on back burner
Child marriage is one of factors disrupting girls' education in Yemen
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