Human Rights

Syria: Unlawful Missile Attacks Kill More Than 140

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At least a dozen houses were destroyed in an attack on the Jabal Badro neighborhood in Aleppo...

CAMBODIA: Democrats must stay focused, civilized, determined, it's only the beginning

It was with a deep sense of satisfaction that I muttered to myself "Amen!" after I read an article in the Phnom Post of December 4, 2012 titled, "Shift in CNRP's political strategy to win elections."

UN agency condemns attacks on Palestinian refugees in Syria

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Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees in the Syrian capital Damascus.

New Anti-Slavery Laws Passed in Australia

Australia's parliament passed legislation this week that will criminalize forced marriages and forced labor. The laws are aimed at protecting what activists call a “silent army” of victims, many of them migrants.

DR Congo: UN mission shelters hundreds of civilians following clashes

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Women in Kitchanga, eastern DR of Congo, wash clothes in a water source that is also used for drinking and...

Analysis: Towards security and good governance in Libya

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Damaged buildings in Sirte in the aftermath of the conflict.

PAKISTAN: The killings of journalists continue unabated

Two senior journalists were killed during the short span of 48 hours. As is usual, enquiry committees have been formed by the authorities to investigate the killings and the motives behind the incidents. However, as committees have been formed in the...

Taiwan implements a Pre-Adoption Immigration Review requirement for all adoptions by U.S. citizens of children residing in Taiwan

In January, the Taiwan Child Welfare Bureau issued an administrative order that requires all adoption cases filed on behalf of U.S. prospective adoptive parents with the Taiwan courts to undergo the U.S. PAIR process. The order applies to all...

OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Petrovec during the second round of Skopje's presidential and municipal elections on 5...

Israel: End Abusive Detention Practices

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