Northern Iraq: UN rights experts urge action to avoid mass atrocity, potential genocide
Iraqi refugee children who fled from Tal Afar and found shelter in schools, mosques and unfinished...
Egypt: Rab’a Killings Likely Crimes against Humanity
The systematic and widespread killing of at least 1,150 demonstrators by Egyptian security forces in July and August 2013 probably amounts to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report based on a year-long investigation. In the...
EU increases humanitarian assistance for Ukrainian conflict-affected population
The European Commission is giving additional funding of €2.5 million to assist the most vulnerable people affected by the continuing fighting in Eastern Ukraine. This humanitarian aid is geared towards helping to register and relocate internally...
Following Argentina ‘Grandmother’ reunion, UN experts urge support for families of disappeared
Mother of an Argentinean "desparecido" or "disappeared" tells her story during a visit to Buenos...
Egypt: Human Rights Watch Delegation Refused Entry
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Kuwait: 5 Critics Stripped of Citizenship
Kuwaiti authorities have stripped five critics of their citizenship as part of a wider crackdown on people seeking reform. The Kuwaiti government should immediately restore their citizenship and end the practice.
UN agency chief warns that northern Iraq is facing 'cultural cleansing'
UNHCR distributing aid near Duhok in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region.
Ugandans Celebrate Gay Pride After Anti-homosexual Law Overturned
Ugandans celebrating the repeal of the country's controversial anti-homosexuality act gathered on the shore of Lake Victoria Saturday for a gay pride parade and rally – in sharp contrast to a similar rally two years ago that was broken up by police,...
Iraq's Displaced Top One Million
The International Organization for Migration reports fighting in Iraq between Islamic State rebels and Kurdish Peshmerga military has pushed the number of internally displaced people in Iraq to over one million. IOM says this is the highest number of...
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Convictions ‘Too Little, Too Late’
The convictions of two former Khmer Rouge leaders for crimes against humanity are welcome but are long overdue and do not make up for the fundamental failures of the Cambodian-controlled and United Nations-assisted Khmer Rouge tribunal, Human Rights...
