Burning trash to keep warm in Syria town cut off by war
Keeping a 100-square-metre apartment with bare concrete walls and a dirt floor warm during a harsh Syrian winter is tough for 70-year-old Aisha.
Death of Child in Moria Fire a Disgrace for both EU and Greek Government
Following reports of the tragic death of a 6-year-old child and woman during a fire in Moria detention center last night on the Greek island of Lesvos, Save the Children is calling on the EU and the Greek government to urgently work to tackle...
OSCE promotes instruments to address current challenges and emerging trends in the identification and referral of trafficking victims
Aiming to develop more effective responses to address trafficking on a national level, NGOs, think tanks, private businesses, leading international organizations and academics gathered in Geneva this week for consultations organized by the Office of...
Orange the World: Parliament calls for stronger protection of women's rights
The world continues to be a dangerous place for women: one in three women in Europe has experienced violence, while 55% of women been sexually harassed in the past 12 months. To raise awareness the Parliament buildings in Brussels will be lit up in...
BANGLADESH: Mahmudur Rahman finally freed after more than three years in arbitrary detention
After 1,322 days in arbitrary detention, journalist Mr. Mahmudur Rahman has been finally released on bail this afternoon. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) welcome his...
The World Must Not Forget Chad’s Refugees, UN Agencies Warn
Refugees who have been finding shelter in Chad for the past ten years or more continue to require food assistance and their food security situation remains precarious, a joint assessment by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and...
The World Must Not Forget Chad’s Refugees, UN Agencies Warn
Refugees who have been finding shelter in Chad for the past ten years or more continue to require food assistance and their food security situation remains precarious, a joint assessment by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and...
Half a million children live under siege in Syria
As violence continues to escalate across Syria, the number of children living under siege has doubled in less than one year. Nearly 500,000 children now live in 16 besieged areas across the country, almost completely cut off from sustained...
New support boosts Britain’s lead in global drive to tackle violence against girls and women
To mark International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women International Development UK Secretary Priti Patel has set out a new package of UK support to protect women and girls in some of the world’s poorest countries from harmful practices such as...
Israel/Palestine: Bedouins Face Imminent Displacement
Israeli authorities should revoke plans to forcibly displace Bedouin Arab residents from the village of Umm al-Hiran in Israel’s southern Negev desert to build a new Jewish community there, Human Rights Watch said on November 24.
