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American companies investing in Burma should not let new US government reporting requirements lull them into complacency on human rights concerns. The US “Reporting Requirements on Responsible Investment” in Burma went into effect on May 23, 2013.

Newly arrived Syrian refugees in Jordan after crossing the border.

The Digger D-3 demining machine at work in Sindone, Casamance, Senegal.

A judge of the Lahore High Court changed his decision less than two minutes after ruling in favour of the accused in a blasphemy case when lawyers and members of fundamentalist groups threatened him. The judge, in the fear of the dire consequences, quickly withdrew his decision of granting bail to the accused persons.

Many displaced Syrians want to get into Jordan, even if it means staying in overcrowded refugee camps like this one (Za'atari).

South Sudan state authorities have failed to carry out adequate investigations into the killing of eight peaceful protesters in December 2012 by government security forces, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said.

A U.S.-based international press watchdog organization is calling for the incoming Pakistan government led by Nawaz Sharif to take urgent steps to stem “the murderous silencing” of the press by bringing to justice those who have attacked journalists.

Ukraine's First Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Yevhen Sulima, speaking at the opening of a high-level OSCE conference on tolerance and non-discrimination in Tirana, Albania, 21 May 2013.

Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland should urge Russian leaders to end the crackdown on civil society groups during his visit to Russia. Jagland is in Moscow on May 19 to 22, 2013 for meetings with President Vladimir Putin and the Russian parliament.