Accenture’s US$4.5 Million Grant to Save the Children Will Help Secure Jobs for 28,000 Indonesian and Filipino Youth
Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have made a US$4.5 million grant to Save the Children to help the nonprofit provide job skills training to 47,000 at-risk youth in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Constitutional Scholars, Military Officers, Human Rights Groups File Briefs in Support of Abu Ghraib Victims Suing Corporation for Torture
On the evening of September 29, six amicus briefs were filed with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of four men suing private military contractor CACI Premier Technology, Inc. (CACI) for the company’s role in torturing and otherwise...
Modest Recovery, Migration on Balkan Minds
Economic activity in the six South East European countries is picking up speed, and growth in the region is expected to average 1.8 percent in 2015, compared to only 0.3 percent in 2014, according to the World Bank’s latest South East Europe Regular...
Central African Republic: Children brutally targeted in weekend violence
Children were deliberately targeted in the latest flare of violence in Central African Republic that killed three dozen people and wounded more than a hundred in the capital Bangui last Saturday.
DR Congo: German Court Convicts Two Rwandan Rebel Leaders
A German court’s conviction of two Rwandan rebel leaders for crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo brings an important measure of justice to victims of mass crimes there, Human Rights Watch said on September 28.
UK steps up support for Iraqi victims of ISIL
The UK will provide new life-saving support to tens of thousands of Iraqis forced to flee their homes by the brutal rise of ISIL, International Development Minister Desmond Swayne announced on 29 September.
SRI LANKA: OHCHR Investigation contributes to reconciliation and justice development in Sri Lanka
The Investigation Report issued by the Office of the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) dated 16th September 2015, is the most comprehensive report on human rights issued by any international or national agency to date. It is...
Organizations Join Fight to Halt Florida's Black Bear Hunt
Local, state and national animal protection and environmental organizations filed a “friend of the court” brief on September 25 in support of a lawsuit to stop the impending trophy hunt of Florida black bears, an iconic and rare species with a long...
Britain to help 6.5 million girls in poor countries go to school
Speaking at the Global Citizen Festival, a major festival in Central Park featuring world leaders, activists and celebrities, UK International Development Secretary Justine Greening said:
“For me the big step forward in the global goals is goal...
Lebanon: Woman Detained After Alleging Rape
Lebanon’s army should immediately reveal the whereabouts of Layal al-Kayaje who was detained by Military Intelligence on September 21, 2015, after she alleged to local media that members of Military Intelligence had raped and tortured her during a...
