Getting protection of women right in emergencies
A safer environment needed for girls and...
Life-saving radio begins broadcasting in typhoon-hit Tacloban
Emergency broadcasts were launched on...
UN mission urges maximum restraint after deadly clashes in Libyan capital
Libyan women participate in a demonstration in Tripoli calling for the disarming of armed...
Pakistan: New Refugee Law Should Meet Global Standards
Pakistan’s government should ensure that its proposed National Refugee Law meets international standards for the protection of refugees and asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said. Pakistan has hosted 1.6 million registered Afghan refugees for more...
UN concerned that European Union countries may be denying entry to Syrians, other asylum-seekers
The border between Bulgaria and Turkey.
EU: Focus on Rights With Eastern Partnership
The European Union should ensure that human rights are at the core of its relationships with the countries involved in the Eastern Partnership. On November 28 and 29, 2013, the EU will convene a summit of its eastern neighbors in Vilnius, at which it...
Bangladesh: Factory Deaths Could Have Been Prevented
Seven deaths at an October fire in a fabric mill in Bangladesh could have been prevented, Human Rights Watch said. In interviews, workers from the Aswad Composite Mills told Human Rights Watch that the fire hydrant system at the plant did not work...
UNICEF calls for probe into alleged killings of children in Central African Republic
In the village of Mélé, Central African Republic, only half of the children in the region go to...
Russia: Drop Charges for Aiding Dying Patient
Russian authorities should immediately withdraw drug trafficking and forgery charges against a doctor and a woman who helped a dying cancer patient in excruciating pain obtain pain medication. Authorities should also petition the local court to void a...
Continued efforts to address the situation of Roma and Sinti needed, say participants of OSCE meeting
