Burma: Government Plan Would Segregate Rohingya
A draft government plan would entrench discriminatory policies that deprive Rohingya Muslims in Burma of citizenship and lead to the forced resettlement of over 130,000 displaced Rohingya into closed camps, Human Rights Watch said. Burma’s...
On International Day, UN encourages full participation of older persons in society
An elderly person feeds pigeons in New York City's Central Park.
Iran: Stop Woman’s Execution
Iran’s judiciary should vacate the death sentence of Reyhaneh Jabbari and ensure that she receives a fair trial. She was convicted of murdering an older man in what she says was self defense. On September 29, 2014, prison authorities transferred...
DR Congo: Surrendered Fighters Starve in Camp
Over 100 demobilized combatants, their wives, and children have died from starvation and disease in a remote military camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo after officials failed to provide adequate food and health care.
Amid regional crises, UN chief urges continued international support for Lebanon
Lina has not heard from her husband since he was detained in Syria two years ago. Now a refugee in Lebanon, she...
At UN, memorial to transatlantic slave trade will send ‘powerful message’ for years to come
General view of the Island of Gorée, Senegal, which was from the 15th to the 19th century, the...
Vulnerable Groups in Croatia Better Protected With World Bank Help
Minister of Finance, H.E. Boris Lalovac, and the World Bank’s Country Manager for Croatia, Mr. Carlos Piñerúa, signed a Loan Agreement in the amount of EUR70 million (US$95.55 million) with the Republic of Croatia for the Social Protection System...
Olympics: Host City Contracts To Ban Bias
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gestures during a news conference in Lausanne July...
Myanmar: UN chief urges country to move beyond ‘narrow agendas’ and towards cooperation
A mother and her children stand in their small hut in a camp for displaced people in Rakhine...
UN: Landmark Resolution on Anti-Gay Bias
The UN Human Rights Council resolution passed on September 26, 2014, to combat violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is a critically important achievement for upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration...
