Human Rights
Donations urgently needed for UN efforts to aid millions of Pakistani floods victims
People in Sindh and elsewhere in Pakistan face floods again.
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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 in the rural areas outside Hajjah.
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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 Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference, Vienna, 11 October 2012.
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Lebanon: Investigate and Punish Army Attacks on Migrants
A migrant worker, who described being beaten by Lebanese soldiers, shows his bruises in Beirut on October 8, 2012.
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Online media must remain free forum for public debate, says OSCE media freedom representative at media conference in Tbilisi
L-r: Douglas Griffin, Director, Albany Associates; Christian Möller, Expert, Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media; Andrey Rikhter, Director, Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media; and Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, during the opening of the 9th annual South Caucasus Media Conference, Tbilisi, 11 October 2012.
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In report on Nepal conflict, UN human rights chief voices concern over pace and extent of justice efforts
Memorial event of a candlelit vigil at the Mandala organized by citizens’ peace group Himsa Birodh.
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Bangladesh: Tanneries Harm Workers, Poison Communities
Human Rights Watch interviewed 10 children, some as young as 11, working in tanneries. Many children work 12 or even 14 hours a day, considerably more than the five-hour limit for adolescents in factory work established by Bangladeshi law. Dhaka, June 2012.
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Bahrain: King Should Quash Convictions
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France: Respect Hollande’s Commitment on ID Checks
Police officers perform an identity check and body pat-down of a young man in Paris, France on June 6, 2011.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020