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Restrains on a bed in a seclusion room in Lopača Psychiatric Hospital, in southwest Croatia. There are no official guidelines on the use of restraints in Croatia, allowing for broad discretion on the use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion by healthcare staff in psychiatric hospitals.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein have issued a joint statement for World Press Freedom Day declaring that: “Quality journalism enables citizens to make informed decisions about their society’s development.

Relatives of Rana Plaza victims hold photos of their loved ones.

The first trial of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was compromised by due process violations, the appearance of bias and an absence of conclusive evidence. He was convicted on April 21, 2015, and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

With support from a Global Fund grant, a woman and a child sleep under an insecticide-treated net in Atsapanethong District, Laos.

EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, who is visiting South Sudan, announces that the Commission is requesting new vital support in the amount of €50 million from the European Union for the victims of this humanitarian crisis.

President Joko Widodo of Indonesia should urgently commute the death sentences of 10 people who face imminent execution for drug trafficking, Human Rights Watch said on April 24. Following the exhaustion of legal appeals on April 24, 2015, Indonesian authorities advised foreign diplomats and the prisoners’ family members to convene on the island of Nusa Kambangan, where the executions are slated to occur.

Many Yemenis have fled cities for their home villages.

The rooftop of an apartment building in Ashgabat.