Relation between children’s rights and media, hate speech and hate crime focus of OSCE-supported regional conference on safeguarding human rights in Western Balkans
Moderator Dragoljub Duško Vuković (c) discusses about protection of children from harmful media content during a workshop, Podgorica...
OSCE/ODIHR builds capacity of Ukrainian police in preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence
Ukrainian police educators and officers participate in a group exercise during a capacity building event on preventing and responding...
China: France Should Spotlight Rights Crisis
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian should publicly urge respect for human rights in meetings with China’s new leadership, Human Rights Watch said on Nov 23 in a letter to the foreign minister. Le Drian is visiting China for the first time as...
Saudi Arabia: New Counterterrorism Law Enables Abuse
Saudi Arabia’s new counterterrorism law includes vague and overly broad definitions of acts of terrorism, in some cases punishable by death, Human Rights Watch said on Nov 23.
UN hails conviction of Mladic, the 'epitome of evil,' a momentous victory for justice
Ratko Mladic, former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army, at his trial judgement at the International...
Syria: In Talks, Focus on Protecting Civilians
Russia, Turkey, and Iran should make protecting civilians a priority when they meet in Sochi, Russia on November 22, 2017, Human Rights Watch said on Nov 22. Recent airstrikes by the Russian-Syrian joint military operation that hit a market and police...
Situation on Australian ‘offshore processing’ facility deteriorates by the day – UN refugee official
Offshore processing centre for asylum seekers on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
Greece: As Winter Nears, Asylum Seekers Stuck in Tents on Islands
The Greek government, with the support of EU member states, should act now to end Greece’s “containment policy,” 20 human rights and aid groups said on Nov 22. The policy forces asylum seekers arriving on the Greek islands to remain in overcrowded,...
Kenya: Rein in Police, Condemn New Abuses
Kenyan authorities should condemn recent violence, rein in any police abuses, and investigate scores of killings, most of them by police, during the prolonged electoral period, Human Rights Watch said on Nov 21.
UN chief 'horrified' at buying and selling of African migrants in Libya
Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to reporters at the Security Council stakeout...
