Myanmar authorities must do more to stop spread of violence – UN independent expert
A woman rides a bicycle to work in Myanmar’s second city, Mandalay.
SRI LANKA: Recognising ourselves as our worst enemies
With a foreign policy in tatters, the judiciary and the legal system in deep crisis and the state of the economy looking more perilous with each monumentally wasteful government extravaganza, the seasonal call of the koha heralding the Sinhala and...
UNICEF warns 2 million children without basic services in Central African Republic
Children at an IDP camp in Kabo, northern Central African Republic.
In Congo, thousands still homeless one year after munitions blasts
The 4 March 2012 munitions blasts caused extensive damage to residential areas in Brazzaville.
THAILAND: Children’s legal and immigration status under threat from draft ministerial regulation
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received deeply concerning information from Stateless Watch for Research and Development Institute of Thailand (SWIT) regarding a recent draft ministerial regulation proposed by the Ministry of Interior. If...
Mali: Soldiers Torture Detainees in Léré
Congolese refugee camps in Rwanda “full”
Fleeing insecurity
Syria’s brain drain – another twist to the country’s crisis
With doctors fleeing and healthcare facilities under attack, many Syrians have had to rely on makeshift clinics, like this one in...
Honouring over 15 million victims of slave trade, UN calls for end to remnants of slavery
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at event to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims...
UN: Emphasize Rights in Development Agenda
crank bicycle to move around her village. After 20 years of displacement and war in northern...
