UN rights experts call for urgent measures to protect Pakistan’s religious minorities
Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Heiner Bielefeldt.
Central African Republic: Peacekeepers Tied to Abuse
African peacekeepers from Congo-Brazzaville during fighting between the Seleka and antibalaka...
Cambodia: Quash Convictions of 25 Activists, Workers
The Cambodian government should quash the convictions of 25 human rights activists, factory workers, and others for lack of evidence, Human Rights Watch said. On May 30, 2014, the Phnom Penh municipal court convicted the defendants in three cases of...
365 Days of Snowden: This June 5, Say No to Surveillance
On June 5th, 2013 the Guardian newspaper published the first of a series of government documents released by Edward Snowden. Over the weeks and months that followed, a continuous stream of stories proved what many privacy advocates had suspected for a...
UNICEF, UNFPA stand behind Africa’s biggest anti child marriage push
UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) welcomed the first African Union campaign to end child marriage launched in Addis Ababa.
UNICEF, UNFPA stand behind Africa’s biggest anti child marriage push
UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) welcomed the first African Union campaign to end child marriage launched in Addis Ababa.
China: Address Enduring Legacy of Tiananmen Massacre
25 years after the Tiananmen Massacre of June 4, 1989, popular demands for accountability, the rule of law, freedom of expression, and other basic human rights in China have continued to grow. A new multimedia feature discusses the impact of the...
Burma: Drop Draft Religion Law
Burma’s parliament should scrap a proposed religion law that would encourage further repression and violence against Muslims and other religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said. The draft law on religious conversions, published in the state-run...
Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death for Apostasy Gives Birth
A Sudanese Christian woman who was sentenced to hang for refusing to renounce her faith has given birth in a prison hospital, her lawyers said Tuesday.
UN rights chief urges action after pregnant Pakistani woman stoned to death by family
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay.
