Bangladesh: UN rights chief calls for protection of writers, publishers threatened by extremists
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
Curb Use of Incendiary Weapons
Countries should take concrete steps to strengthen international law governing incendiary weapons, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on November 5, ahead of a diplomatic meeting devoted to incendiary and other weapons that will be held in...
Opportunities for All: Improving Reproductive Health and Education for Women and Girls in the Sahel Region
Niamey, 4 November 2015. The “Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend” Project was officially launched on 2 November 2015, under the patronage of His Excellency, Mr. Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger at the Palais des...
Pakistan: Bring Killers of Journalist to Justice
Pakistani authorities should conduct a prompt and impartial investigation into the November 4, 2015 killing of journalist and rights monitor Zaman Mehsud, Human Rights Watch said on November 5. Those responsible should be promptly and fairly...
Papua New Guinea’s domestic violence crisis is being ignored
Ruth, 29, shows me a fresh wound, slowly healing, on the top of her head, while she stays at a safe house in Port Moresby. “About 6.30am. I was getting ready for work. We had an argument ... My husband threw a rock. My head was broken. No one helped...
UK: Press Egypt on Rights Crisis
British Prime Minister David Cameron should press Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take urgent, concrete steps to address grave human rights abuses by his government, Human Rights Watch said on November 4. Cameron is due to meet al-Sisi...
‘Racial superiority’ myth must be debunked, experts tell UN event on challenges faced by people of African descent
UNICEF Good Will Ambassador, Harry Belafonte, addresses event “Confronting Silence Perspectives and...
Citizens’ initiative: “Every time they reject an initiative, it creates a million eurosceptics”
György Schöpflin
Refugee crisis: European Commission to give €28 million in humanitarian aid to Jordan
The European Commission will give €28 million in humanitarian aid to support Syrians displaced by the conflict in their host communities in Jordan.
UAE: A Move to Protect Migrant Workers
A United Arab Emirates ministerial decree that takes effect in January 2016 could help protect low-paid migrant workers from a practice that can contribute to forced labor. It is the first measure of its kind in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, but...
