Young African activists share powerful stories on child marriage in first ever UNICEF Twitter takeover
Five young activists from across Africa are sharing their powerful personal experiences of child marriage in UNICEF’s first ever global Twitter takeover on this year’s Day of the African Child (June 16).
Kenya: Botched Response to Deadly Attacks
The heinous attacks on civilians in Lamu and Tana River area of Kenya’s coast in mid-2014 were followed by abusive security force operations, Human Rights Watch and the Kenya Human Rights Commission said on June 15. One year later, no one has been...
Egypt: Renewed Crackdown on Independent Groups
Egyptian authorities are increasing their pressure on independent organizations in Egypt that receive foreign funding or have criticized government policies, 10 international human rights organizations said on June 15. Independent groups have already...
Improving professional capacities to report safely in hostile environments
RMNP/IPDC UNESCO safety of journalists training project implemented in rural Pakistan.
No-Fly List Lawsuit Argued That FBI Retaliated Against Muslims Who Refused to Spy
Attorneys for four American Muslim men with no criminal records who were placed or kept on the No-Fly List by the FBI in retaliation for their refusal to become informants urged a federal court to reject the government’s motion to dismiss their case....
U.S. Judge Orders Release of University Donor Emails in Salaita Freedom of Information Act Case
A U.S. federal judge ordered the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC) to release emails regarding UIUC’s firing of tenured professor Steven Salaita over his personal tweets criticizing the Israeli government’s 2014 bombing of Gaza....
Children under threat from renewed violence in eastern Ukraine
At least 68 children are reported to have been killed and 180 injured since March last year as a result of conflict in eastern Ukraine, UNICEF said on June 12. While no children were reportedly killed in the latest escalation near the town of Mariinka...
US: Military Commission Conviction Overturned
Flags fly above the sign for Camp Justice at Guantanamo Bay.
On first-ever International Day, UN celebrates people with albinism and urges awareness of challenges they face
An Albino student (right) attends school in Niambly, near Duekoue, Côte d’Ivoire.
Azerbaijan: Baku Games to Begin Amid Widespread Repression
The first European Games will open in Azerbaijan on June 12, 2015, in an atmosphere of government repression unprecedented in the post-Soviet era, Human Rights Watch said on June 11.
