Human Rights
Turkey Marks International Women's Day Amid Concerns About Domestic Violence
Celebration of International Women's Day in Turkey is overshadowed by the news that so far this year, one woman was killed nearly every day in Turkey as a result of domestic violence.
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Legalized forms of violence against children violate their rights – UN official
Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay speaks at the Human Rights Council’s annual meeting on the rights of the child.
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Empowering rural women key to boosting welfare of societies, UN officials stress
From right: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, broadcaster Femi Oke and Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro at Women's Day event.
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Images of alleged torture in Syrian hospitals ‘shocking’ – UN rights office
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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DR Congo: UN concerned over fresh attacks by Ugandan rebel group
Civilians displaced by increasing LRA attacks.
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Central African Republic relief efforts facing severe funding shortfall, UN warns
OCHA Director of Operations John Ging in Central African Republic.
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Tibetan School Girl Dies in Self-Immolation Protest
Nineteen-year old Tibetan student Tsering Kyi died after setting fire to herself, March 5, 2012
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Owner of Crippled Japanese Nuclear Plant Fights for Survival
The company at the center of the nuclear meltdown disaster in Japan has been subject to enormous public, government and international criticism over the past year.
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Singapore: Domestic Workers to Get Weekly Day of Rest
The decision by Singapore’s Manpower Ministry to grant foreign domestic workers a weekly rest day is an important reform but falls short of international standards, Human Rights Watch said today.
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UNESCO launches World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education
The World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education includes more than 120 maps, charts and tables featuring a wide range of sex-disaggregated indicators produced by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
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