Iran: UN rights expert warns prisoners of conscience at risk of death after prolonged hunger strike
Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran Asma Jahangir.
with breaking news from the UN News Service New task force to develop strategy to strengthen UN response to sexual exploitation and abuse
The United Nations on 6 January announced that it plans to strengthen its approach to preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse by creating a high-level task force that will develop a “clear, game-changing strategy” to achieve “...
Gambia: Arrests, Media Closures as Deadline Nears
The government of President Yahya Jammeh, defeated in Gambia’s December presidential election, has arbitrarily arrested opposition sympathizers and closed three independent radio stations in the past week, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International...
North Korea: Celebrations Hide Human Rights Violations
January 8 celebrations planned for the 33rd birthday of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un only spotlight the daily reality of terrible human rights abuses North Koreans face, Human Rights Watch said on Jan 05. The annual celebrations are filled with...
Israel/Palestine: Some Officials Backing ‘Shoot-to-Kill’
Some senior Israeli officials have been encouraging Israeli soldiers and police to kill Palestinians they suspect of attacking Israelis even when they are no longer a threat, Human Rights Watch said in an analysis of those statements. Other Israeli...
In December Alone, WFP Assists More Than One Million People In Northeast Nigeria
In barely a month since the beginning of December, WFP has delivered food or cash to more than a million Nigerians in conflict-affected zones in the Northeast. This means that over half of those in need of urgent humanitarian assistance have now been...
Israel/Palestine: Some Officials Backing ‘Shoot-to-Kill’
Some senior Israeli officials have been encouraging Israeli soldiers and police to kill Palestinians they suspect of attacking Israelis even when they are no longer a threat, Human Rights Watch said on January 2 in an analysis of those statements....
Tai Ji Men Speaks the Truth
15 civil groups including Tai Ji Men and the Alliances of Tax & Law Reform initiated the activity of “Conscience-driven fundamental reform of judicial and tax system to help Taiwan” on December 18th, and 19th. The event took placed on the...
UN experts applaud US decision to dismantle ‘discriminatory and ineffective’ counterterrorism programme
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism Mutuma Ruteere.
UN expert hails US move placing atheists on equal footing with faith groups
Religious leaders.
