Israel: No Evidence that Boy Killed by Soldiers Posed Any Threat
No evidence has been presented by the Israeli authorities that a 15-year-old boy fatally shot in the back by Israeli soldiers near his school on December 9, 2013, posed any threat to life that would justify such a killing. It was the second incident...
Iraq: Investigate Violence at Protest Camp
Iraqi authorities should immediately order a transparent and impartial investigation into violence between security forces and antigovernment protesters in the western city of Ramadi. The fighting on December 30, 2013, left 17 people dead.
Evidence mounts of extra-judicial killings, rights abuses in South Sudan, UN reports
Special Representative Hilde Johnson (right) visits a hospital operated by the UN Mission...
Myanmar: UN human rights office welcomes presidential pardon for political prisoners
Thein Sein, President of the Union of Myanmar.
Saudi Arabia: Terrorism Law Targets Peaceful Speech
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah should reject a new counterterrorism law that criminalizes virtually any speech critical of the government or society. The Council of Ministers passed the Penal Law for Crimes of Terrorism and its Financing (the “terrorism...
Briefing: The humanitarian cost of South Sudan’s continuing violence
Threat of all-out civil war not yet allayed.
Central African Republic: only concerted international action can prevent an appalling tragedy from spiralling further out of control
The humanitarian tragedy in the Central African Republic continues to unravel in front of our eyes. The entire population of 4.6 million people is affected. 800,000 people are internally displaced. Since early December in the capital Bangui alone, the...
Middle East Remains Most Dangerous Region for Reporters
The Middle East remains the world's most dangerous place for reporters, according to a leading journalism organization.
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Volgograd
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara condemned a terrorist attack at the railway station in the city of Volgograd in the Russian Federation that left some 15 dead...
UN human rights office urges Uganda to scrap anti-homosexuality bill
