UN mission welcomes release of children recruited by armed group in DR Congo
A group of children in Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Thousands of Syrians stream into northern Iraq via new bridge, reports UN agency
Thousands of people flowed from Syria across the Peshkhabour border crossing into Iraq's Dohuk...
UNESCO Director-General condems murder of Libyan TV presenter Azzedine Qusad and voices concern for safety of journalists
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today called for an investigation into the killing of Azzedine Qusad on 9 August.
UN humanitarian wing warns of pervasive sexual violence in Somalia
Hundreds of thousands of women displaced by conflict and living in camps in Somalia are...
The humanitarian situation in Darfur
Darfur has seen a new wave of fighting and displacement in 2013.
Bangladesh: Azam Conviction Based on Flawed Proceedings
The trial of Ghulam Azam, the former chief of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islaami (Jamaat) party, at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal was deeply flawed and did not meet international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said.
China: Court Upholds Jail Sentence of Nobel Laureate's Relative
A Chinese court has upheld what some see as a politically motivated prison sentence against the brother-in-law of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.
Rwanda: Takeover of Rights Group
UN experts urge Israel to stop harassment of human rights activist Issa Amro
Special Rapporteur Richard Falk.
Ecuador: Clampdown on Civil Society
Ecuador should revoke a presidential decree that grants far-reaching powers to the government to oversee and dissolve nongovernmental organizations, Human Rights Watch said.
