South Sudan: as top officials spotlight crisis, UN warns of ‘dramatic' decline in food security
Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos (right) and UNESCO Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation...
Burma: Prisoner Committee Should Not Be Smokescreen
A Burmese government committee reconstituted to deal with “prisoners of conscience affairs” should resolve remaining prisoner of conscience cases, be inclusive, independent, transparent, and designed to tackle growing numbers of politically motivated...
West African communities receiving Ebola’s orphans with open arms, UN agency reports
In Ebola-affected Guinea, children, supervised by an adult, play outdoors in a large circle in the...
Bgladesh: End Deadly Cycle of Crimes
With no end in sight to politically motivated violence and other abuses in Bangladesh, state authorities need to ensure their response respects the rights of all and avoids arbitrary use of force, arrests, and disappearances, Human Rights Watch said...
OSCE/ODIHR human rights and gender issues chiefs call on states to protect women and girls from genital mutilation
Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, and Ambassador Miroslava Beham, the OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, called on countries in the OSCE region to do everything in their power to protect...
DR Congo: UN rights office urges release of illegally detained protestors
Police officers trying to maintain calm during demonstrations in Kinshasa, capital of...
A call to action for health workers around the world to mobilize against Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) violates the human rights and undermines the health and well-being of some 3 million girls each year. More than 130 million girls and women in the 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East where the practice is...
Bangladesh: End Deadly Cycle of Crimes
With no end in sight to politically motivated violence and other abuses in Bangladesh, state authorities need to ensure their response respects the rights of all and avoids arbitrary use of force, arrests, and disappearances, Human Rights Watch said...
Qatar Can Still Take Lead on Migrant Worker Changes
Qatari authorities should implement labor reforms to protect migrant workers from serious human rights abuses; proposed reforms in 2014 are a welcome step but need to go further, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2015 on 5 February.
Thailand: Japan Should Urge End to Military Rule
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should press Thailand’s junta leader to improve human rights and restore democratic civilian rule, Human Rights Watch said on 6 February.
