Mali: UN genocide adviser warns of reprisals against Tuareg and Arab populations
In Diabaly, Mali, citizens tell of two Tuareg families who were forced to flee their village and are now...
Syrian Families Without Vital Aid as Humanitarian Response Faces Major Funding Shortage Ahead of Major Donor Conference
Hassan, 4, walks through a makeshift tented community in Lebanon's Beka'a valley that has become home to families who have fled...
PAKISTAN: Government must ensure the safe recovery of four abducted human rights defenders
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the abduction of four human rights defenders in broad daylight by persons said to be from an outlawed religious organization. The unknown armed persons abducted six workers of a NGO including, two lady...
UN rights chief welcomes movement to eradicate manual scavenging in India
Dalit Women on the outskirts of Chakrapanpur Village, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, display job cards...
UN human rights experts urge Iran to halt execution of five activist
Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed
The humanitarian community appeals for US $ 471 million in assistance for Afghanistan in 2013
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is marked by acutely low humanitarian indicators: every day 165 children under 5 lose their lives and a pregnant woman dies every 2 hours.
SRI LANKA: Young Journalists Movement joins Black January journalists' protest
As young journalists in Sri Lanka we are concerned that the government that silenced one of the world's deadliest terrorist groups is unable to apprehend the killers of one journalist, the abductors of another, or those who launched violent attacks on...
UN rights chief praises groundbreaking report on violence against women in India
A gathering to promote the rights of girls and education for all in Barrod village of Rajasthan’s Alwar...
For China, Corruption Fight is 'Life or Death' Struggle
China’s fight against the rampant problem of corruption has long lacked a tool that many believe could help shine a light on graft: a requirement from the central government that officials publicly disclose their assets.
THAILAND: Verdict in case of human rights defender is a serious threat to freedom of expression
