OSCE Chairperson calls on Chisinau and Tiraspol to preserve stability and keep calm in the region
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara on Saturday expressed his concern over recent actions that took place in the Security Zone, affecting calm and stability in the region.
Syria: New Air, Missile Strikes Kill Civilians
A young boy helps collect what is left of his family’s belongings from the ruins of their house in Aleppo city. A...
FEATURE: Aided by UN, star coach builds football team of Syrian refugees and young Lebanese
Tareq Al Awaychi, once a player on the Syrian national team, revives his dream of playing and coaching...
UAE: Cameron Should Press Rulers on Torture
British Prime Minister David Cameron should challenge the deteriorating human rights record of the United Arab Emirates during a state visit by the country’s president to Britain next week, a coalition of seven international human rights organizations...
Over 30,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Yemen so far this year – UN agency
Somali refugees rest on the coast of Yemen after their gruelling sea journey from the Horn of...
Bangladesh: Tragedy Shows Urgency of Worker Protections
Rescue workers at the site of the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Savar, outside...
Syrian refugees straining health services in region, UN warns in new report
A Syrian father watches as Turkish medical staff examine his child who has developed breathing...
OSCE meeting examines ways to facilitate freer movement of people
A departures sign at an airport.
Bangladesh: Tragedy Shows Urgency of Worker Protections
The collapse of an eight-story factory building near Dhaka shows the urgent need to improve Bangladesh’s protections for worker health and safety, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Reforms should include a drastic overhaul of the government’s system...
Taiwan: Reinstate Moratorium on Death Penalty
The government of Taiwan should immediately reinstate its moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
