Human Rights

Equal Pay Day: Gender Pay Gap stagnates at 16.4% across Europe

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Analysis: Evacuation dilemma in the Central African Republic

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Egypt: Investigate Lethal Attack on Civilians in Sinai

Egyptian authorities should ensure a full, speedy and effective investigation into the February 16, 2014 bombing of a tourist bus in the Sinai Peninsula that killed four civilians. The investigation should lead to the identification and prosecution of...

US Lawmakers Slam Ugandan Anti-Gay Law

Uganda is reaping blistering international criticism and a loss of aid revenue after President Yoweri Museveni signed a law imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality.

Sudan President in DR Congo

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a conference of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Congolese media reported. Bashir faces charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of...

Public urged to voice their outrage and demand action to prevent a lost generation in Syria

UNICEF, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Mercy Corps, Save the Children and World Vision issued an impassioned appeal to the general public, urging it to voice its outrage at the devastating impact on children and alarming long-term...

Uganda: Law Rolls Back Basic Rights

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s signing of the Anti-Homosexuality bill into law is a deeply worrying infringement on the human rights of all Ugandans. The law, signed by Museveni in Kampala on February 24, 2014, increases penalties for some forms...

Russia: Sochi Highlights Need for Olympic Reforms

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should carry out a series of reforms to avoid the human rights abuses that tainted the Sochi Winter Games, 33 human rights groups said in an joint letter to the IOC president, Thomas Bach. The IOC should...

Ugandan President Set to Sign Anti-Gay Law

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is expected Monday to sign a law criminalizing homosexuality.

UNICEF launches record $2.2 billion aid appeal to help children in emergencies

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UNICEF appeals for $2.2 billion to help children and their families in conflicts, disasters and...

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