UAE: British Businessman Faces Cybercrime Charges
A British national imprisoned two years ago in the United Arab Emirates is facing new charges relating to tweets about his former employers’ with whom he is in a business dispute.
New multi-country initiative will protect millions of girls from child marriage – UNICEF/UNFPA

Nafissa, 17 from Niger, was married at 16. Three months after marrying she became pregnant. She gave birth to a still...
Statement by IUCN Director General, Inger Andersen, on International Women’s Day 2016

Gender equality is fundamental to successful...
Number of Burundian refugees since last April tops quarter-of-a-million, funding at 3 per cent
With tension high in Burundi, the number of people who have fled the country and sought shelter in neighbouring states has passed the 250,000 mark. People continue to arrive. UNHCR fears the total could go higher still.
Refugees: "There is a real need to protect women and children"

Marie Dorigny at Parliament's visitors centre, which is hosting the Displaced exhibition.
47 Technology Experts Ask Court To Throw Out Unconstitutional Apple Order
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and 46 technology industry experts, including inventors of modern cryptography, told a federal court on March 3 that forcing Apple to write and sign computer code disabling crucial iPhone security features that...
47 Technology Experts Ask Court To Throw Out Unconstitutional Apple Order
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and 46 technology industry experts, including inventors of modern cryptography, told a federal court on March 3 that forcing Apple to write and sign computer code disabling crucial iPhone security features that...
Turkey: Court Orders Newspaper Takeover
An Istanbul court on March 4, 2016 appointed government-controlled trustees to run Turkey’s wide-circulation and critical Zaman newspaper. The ruling, sought by an Istanbul prosecutor, is the latest attempt by Turkey’s president and government to...
UN refugee chief presents detailed plan to solve crisis in Europe, warning time is ‘running out’

Mother and children waiting with other refugees to enter Vinojug reception centre at Gevgelija, in...
EU/Turkey: Don’t Negotiate Away Refugee Rights
The European Union deal with Turkey is a flawed and potentially dangerous policy response to refugee flows across the Aegean Sea. EU and Turkish leaders will meet in Brussels on March 7, 2016, to discuss implementation of a joint action plan that the...