Syria: New Evidence Military Dropped Cluster Bombs
Montenegro elections pluralistic with respect for fundamental rights, although confidence-building is needed, observers say

A polling board member in the Golubovci settlement of Podgorica checking a voter’s identification before giving him a ballot during...
Bahrain: Overturn Rights Activist’s Conviction
Bahrain’s court of appeal should overturn a lower court conviction for illegal assembly against the human rights activist Nabeel Rajab and cancel his three-year prison term, Human Rights Watch said.
Russia: Investigate Attack on Gay-Friendly Bar
Russian authorities should promptly and effectively investigate a violent attack on a gay-friendly club in Moscow on October 11, 2012, Human Rights Watch said. The attack took place several days after People’s Council, a nationalist organization, said...
Namibia must bridge yawning gaps in inequality, says UN independent human rights expert

In this photo taken two years after Namibia’s independence, a woman collects water for her family’s needs.
UN and partners step up efforts to protect Syrian refugees during winter months

Extra blankets being distributed to refugees in Lebanon for protection against the cold.
Donations urgently needed for UN efforts to aid millions of Pakistani floods victims

People in Sindh and elsewhere in Pakistan face floods again.
Independent Ukrainian TV Station Struggles to Stay on the Air
UN: Mark Day of Girl By Fighting Child Marriage

Three young brides 11, 12, and 13, are married to three brothers during a combined ceremony...
OSCE Special Representative, at Alliance conference in Vienna, says discrimination cause of trafficking

The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, speaking at the 12th...