Iraq: ISIS Endangering Civilians in Mosul and Hawija
Islamic State (ISIS) forces are endangering civilians by attacking from populated areas, mining territory, and otherwise preventing civilians from fleeing Hawija and the outskirts of Mosul. Forces attacking ISIS should take all necessary measures to...
Prevention of violent extremism and terrorist radicalization among youth in focus of OSCE-supported seminar in Kyrgyzstan
The prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) was the focus of the OSCE-supported intensive seminar for some 50 representatives of the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry’s Juvenile Delinquency Inspectorate, Municipal...
Afghanistan: UN report finds July attack on peaceful protests in Kabul 'may amount to a war crime'
A policeman in Kabul, Afghanistan, which remains the most dangerous country for aid...
Vietnam: Reform Criminal Law to Respect Rights
Vietnam’s National Assembly should reform the criminal law to respect basic rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 17. The National Assembly is considering revisions to the penal code and...
China: Release Abducted Swedish Bookseller
The Chinese government should immediately free Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai, who disappeared from Thailand a year ago on Oct 17 and reappeared in custody in China, Human Rights Watch said on Oct 17. The Chinese government has provided little...
Children Dying of Thirst, Killed by Landmines in Flight from Mosul Offensive
Children are dying of thirst or being killed by stepping on makeshift landmines as families desperately try to escape fresh fighting on the road to Mosul, Save the Children field staff are reporting.
"We have hope, we have human rights, we will win this fight”.
Francisca will not let anything stop her from defending her rights.
39-year-old Francisca Ramirez remembers her mother's fear, the worry-lines etched into her face, her heavy shoulders. But the most vivid memories from her childhood are of the...
PACE committee, citing human rights, asks EU and Canada to postpone signing of ‘concerning’ trade deal
PACE’s Social Affairs Committee has called for the signing of a new trade agreement between the EU and Canada to be postponed – on the grounds that it would “unacceptably restrict the powers of national parliaments to adopt legislation on matters...
Ensuring access to healthcare to all children in Europe
According to the report by Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus, EPP/CD), unanimously adopted by the Social Affairs Committee on 11 October in Strasbourg, even in the early 21st century, not all children in Europe enjoy equal access to healthcare services, which...
Five in six children under two not getting enough nutrition for growth and brain development - UNICEF
Five in six children under two years old are not fed enough nutritious food for their age, depriving them of the energy and nutrients they need at the most critical time in their physical and cognitive development, according to a new UNICEF report.
