Iraq: Don’t Legalize Marriage for 9-Year-Olds
Demonstrators in Baghdad call International Women's Day a "day of mourning" in protest of Iraq's new draft Jaafari...
In Ukraine, UN official discusses human rights measures to de-escalate current crisis
Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonovic.
Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Law Challenged
A diverse group of Ugandan individuals and nongovernmental organizations filed a constitutional challenge to the Anti-Homosexuality Act on March 11, 2014. President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law on February 24.
Ghana: Monitor Mental Health Facilities
At Heavenly Ministries Spiritual Revival and Healing Center, some people with...
Central African Republic: Seleka Fighters Attack Village
Divina Beamkoma, 7, was shot in the legs while fleeing heavily armed Seleka fighters and Muslim Peuhl herders...
UN Human Rights Council: Egypt Rights Abuses in Spotlight
A joint declaration by 27 United Nations member states expressing concern about Egypt’s repeated use of excessive force against demonstrators turned the international spotlight on Egypt’s human rights abuses. It was the firstsuch action at the UN...
Malawi: End Widespread Child Marriage
A 14-year-old girl holds her baby at her sister’s home in a village in Kanduku, in Malawi’s Mwanza district....
Antonyia Parvanova: “Almost half of European women has experienced violence at one point”
Antonyia Parvanova
Developing situation in Crimea alarming, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors is alarmed about the situation in Crimea.
Human Rights Group Accuses Vietnam of Leading SE Asia in Political Prisoners
A human rights group said Vietnam has the highest number of political prisoners in Southeast Asia.
