Majority of men and women oppose Female Genital Mutilation in countries where practice persists – UNICEF figures
Women from Samburu, Kenya gather for a public discussions where they publicly say no to female genital mutilation...
Hungary: Migrants Abused at the Border
Asylum seekers in Roszke waiting for days and weeks to be admitted to the transit zone, Hungary, March 31, 2016.
Oman: Domestic Workers Trafficked, Trapped
A migrant domestic worker watches over a child playing in the Magic...
Israel: Law Targets Human Rights Groups
Israel’s new law regulating nongovernmental organizations targets human rights organizations and other groups that criticize the government with onerous reporting requirements about donations from foreign governments. The law, written in a way to...
Global leaders and youth advocates launch new partnership and fund to end violence against children everywhere
Sixteen-year-old Fatima and her newborn in a shelter for girls and women who...
Warning against ‘cherry-picking’ among Global Goals, UN experts say human rights cannot be ignored
UN in collaboration with Project Everyone
Human trafficking: "Few victims go to court because we don't protect them enough"
Barbara Lochbihler
China: EU Should Press for Action to End Crackdown
European Union leaders should publicly call for an end to the Chinese government’s crackdown on peaceful dissent and urge the release of all those wrongfully detained, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 11 in a letter to European Commission President Jean...
Thailand: Activists, Journalist Arrested for Vote-No Campaign
Thai authorities arrested four activists campaigning against the military junta’s draft constitution and a journalist reporting on the campaign, Human Rights Watch said on JUl 11. A referendum on the proposed constitution is scheduled for August 7,...
Stand up for and invest in teenage girls, UN says on World Population Day
Students laugh as they leave school in Bangladesh.
