Human Rights
UN raises humanitarian appeal to $347 million to help growing number of Syrians in need
Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan are being sheltered at Za’atari camp.
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Addressing Great Lakes meeting, Ban renews condemnation of armed groups in DR Congo
Population flee their homes as fighting continued between FARDC and M23 rebels in the Rutshuru territory in July 2012.
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OSCE media freedom representative concerned by arrest of social media activists in Belarus
The OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, opens a session on media freedom at the OSCE's Review Conference in Warsaw, Poland, 7 October 2010.
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Indonesia: Clinton Should Raise Plight of Religious Minorities
Shiite cleric Tajul Muluk sits in a courtroom during his trial in Sampang, Indonesia on July 12, 2012. Indonesian authorities have used a 1965 blasphemy law and laws on criminal defamation to prosecute members of religious minorities in violation of their basic rights.
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European Year of Citizens: raising awareness of EU citizens' rights
Every citizen in the European Union enjoys a set of rights under the EU treaties, including the right to move and reside freely in another member state, the right to vote and stand as a candidate in European and local elections and the right to petition the European Parliament, but EU citizens are often unaware of these rights.
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Afghanistan: Appoint Rights-Respecting Intelligence Chief
The Afghan government should drop reported plans to appoint a senior official linked to torture as head of the country’s main intelligence service.
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On UN visit, basketball star Pau Gasol urges help for children affected by Sahel crisis
Pau Gasol on visit to Chad is seen here with a mother of twins who is waiting for the full recovery of one of the children.
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Iraq: Lack of Transparency in 26 Executions
Iraq carried out at least 26 executions on August 27 and 29, 2012, but provided few details about the identity of those executed or the charges against them.
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Syria: Government Attacking Bread Lines
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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
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020