Bringing security home: More needs to be done to combat violence against women and girls, say participants of OSCE conference in Vienna
Violence against women and girls is one of the most serious and pervasive human rights violations. More needs to be done to eliminate this problem so that women can participate without barriers in all spheres of life, said participants of a high-level...
Flight across border achingly familiar for some South Sudan families
Refugees from South Sudan arrive at a UNHCR collection centre on the South Sudan border in Egelo, Uganda.
Hundreds suffer at Hungary-Serbia border
Sayed Parwez Ahmadi, 36, and his six-year-old daughter wait at the Hungarian transit zone where they have now been for over two...
ASIA: A NEW BOOK - TRAGICOMEDY OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTOCHTHONY – By Basil Fernando
EFF Lawsuit Takes on DMCA Section 1201: Research and Technology Restrictions Violate the First Amendment
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the U.S. government on July 21 on behalf of technology creators and researchers to overturn onerous provisions of copyright law that violate the First Amendment.
Bahrain: Journalist Faces Prosecution, Travel Ban
A Bahrain prosecutor on July 17, 2016, charged a correspondent for a French media outlet with violating the country’s licensing law for journalists, Human Rights Watch said on July 24. The criminal charges against the journalist, Nazeeha Saeed, who...
Aid reaches thousands affected by Boko Haram violence in northern Nigeria – UN
Women IDPs, who were rescued by the army from Bama local government area (in March 2015) in...
Over 26,000 people flee South Sudan into Uganda; influx sets single-day record
Refugees from South Sudan are transported from Elego town to the Numanzi Transit Center...
France: Prolonged Emergency State Threatens Rights
The decision by France’s parliament on July 21, 2016, to expand and prolong the country’s state of emergency for six months undermines human rights and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said on July 22. The government should strengthen safeguards to...
World Bank, Sexual Violence Research Initiative to Make New Awards for Innovation in Preventing Gender-Based Violence
The World Bank Group and Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) announced a new open call for awards recognizing promising innovations aimed at preventing gender-based violence on July 22. Applications to the Development Marketplace for Innovation...
