AU: Activists Challenge Attacks on ICC
Activists from across Africa clarify misconceptions about the International Criminal Court (ICC) and highlight the need for African governments to support the court in a video released on Jul 6 by 21 African and international nongovernmental...
Afghanistan: NATO Should Strengthen Civilian Protection
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries should endorse concrete measures to improve the protection of civilians in the conflict in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to government leaders on Jul 5. The NATO Summit in...
UN rights office condemns killing of Kenyan human rights lawyer
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
UN inquiry panel welcomes strong resolution on human rights in Eritrea
Mike Smith, Chairperson, Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea, speaks to the press after presenting his...
Kenya: Investigate Killings of Lawyer, Two Men
Kenyan authorities must urgently investigate the killing last week of three men, including a human rights lawyer, and ensure that those found responsible are held to account in fair trials, 34 Kenyan and international human rights organizations said...
Over 15,500 asylum-seekers pre-registered on mainland Greece
Ghulam Ali Jaffari, his wife Nabila, and their two-year-old son Amir talk with UNHCR staff while waiting to collect their newly...
In South Sudan, children uprooted by recent violence receive measles vaccination
UNICEF is launching an urgent measles immunization campaign to protect 13,000 children displaced by fighting on 2 July in the city of Wau, South Sudan.
Commission proposes new rules to better protect children in cross-border family proceedings
Pakistan: Renewed Threats to Afghan Refugees
The Pakistani government should reduce rights violations against Afghan refugees by extending their legal residency status until at least December 31, 2017, Human Rights Watch said on July 1. On June 29, 2016, the government extended registered Afghan...
South Sudan: Concerned about thousands cut off by fighting, Security Council urges calm in Wau
Civilians seeking refuge in the UN compound in the city of Wau, South Sudan.
