Italy must do more to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation – UN expert
A human trafficking awareness billboard.
Countries Should Protect Privacy in Digital Age
Governments around the world should aggressively protect online privacy through stronger laws and policies as pervasive electronic surveillance increases. There is an urgent need to overhaul national surveillance practices to protect everyone’s...
80,000 people displaced by fresh fighting in DR Congo over past month
Displaced people in Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) receiving food aid...
UN and African Union sign plan to protect children in armed conflict
Children caught on the frontlines in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
‘Unspeakable atrocities’ reported by UN-mandated human rights inquiry on DPR Korea
Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Michael...
Strengthening air passengers' rights while providing legal clarity to airlines
Air passengers' rights must be tightened up to stop airlines abusing an "extraordinary circumstances" clause to avoid paying them compensation for delays or denied boarding, said MEPs in Transport Committee debate on a European Commission proposal to...
Protester Killed as Cambodian Political Crisis Escalates
Violence erupted in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, as thousands of opposition activists protested the government's victory in a disputed election. Human rights activists said one protester was killed by a gunshot to the head during a street battle...
Bahrain: Security Forces Detaining Children
Sayed Alwadeai in London on September 12, 2013.
Apathy, democracy's most insidious enemy, can be remedied with inclusive participation – UN chief
Libyan women queue up to vote on election day in July 2012.
Ahead of International Day of Democracy, OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for protection of human rights defenders
An ODIHR delegation visited human rights defender Azimjan Askarov in prison in Bishkek on 15 December 2011.
