Member States must enforce human rights amid rising tide of extremism – UN rights chief
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, presents to the Human Rights Council his report...
Kyrgyzstan: Reject Anti-LGBT Bill
Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary Committee on Law, Order and Fighting Crime approved a blatantly discriminatory anti-gay “propaganda” bill on February 17, 2015, Human Rights Watch said on March 5. Kyrgyzstan’s parliament should resolutely reject the bill...
Egypt: Small Forward Steps on Child Rights
Egypt recently took two steps to promote the rights of children, but serious violations by authorities against children still demand urgent attention, Human Rights Watch said on March 4.
Australia: Press Laos to Respect Rights
Australia should use its upcoming human rights dialogue with Laos to raise human rights concerns and set concrete benchmarks for reform, Human Rights Watch said on 2 March. The dialogue, scheduled to be held in Canberra on March 5, 2015, is a crucial...
Afghanistan: Abusive Strongmen Escape Justice
Afghanistan’s new government should prosecute officials and commanders whose serious human rights abuses have long gone unpunished, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on 3 March. US officials should press President Ashraf Ghani to take up...
UNICEF statement on plight of child migrants in the Mediterranean
“Since the beginning of the year, not a single week has gone by without reports of people, mostly from conflict-torn countries, crossing the Mediterranean on unsafe boats in search of sanctuary in Europe.
Children seized from South Sudan school not released yet
Scores of children seized by armed men from a village in northern South Sudan two weeks ago remain forcibly recruited as child soldiers, despite intensive efforts to locate and free them.
Religious minorities at risk in Middle East: "Death has become something banal"
Religious minorities are increasingly at risk in the Middle East.
Afghanistan: Don’t Leave Women Out of Peace Talks
Afghanistan’s new government should commit to including women on the negotiating team for any future peace talks with the Taliban, Human Rights Watch said on March 1.
Mali: UN, partners launch humanitarian appeal as relief efforts continue
At a health facility in Ségou, central Mali, a mother and her child are examined for signs of...
