Human Rights
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 07:51
OSCE Representative expresses concern over the large number of arrested journalists in Azerbaijan.
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 07:48
Reporters Without Borders has condemned a five-year prison sentence issued against a 19-year-old blogger and opposition activist.
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 06:54
A spokesman says Central African Republic's former president has been reinstated as head of a rebel movement notorious for human rights abuses.
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 15:12
This week Israel launched a massive aerial campaign in the Gaza Strip, Syrian rebels in Aleppo were threatened by an offensive attack from the Assad regime, and details of President Obama’s proposed Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund were released with the President’s 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations Request.
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 13:45
The U.S. held military exercises with several African countries this week, while the U.S. and the European Union issued new sanctions against the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Read these top stories and other news highlights from Africa below.
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 09:02
Bahrain files criminal charges against an opposition figure who met with a senior U.S. diplomat.
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 05:52
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed the continuing violence in Israel and Palestine, the seizure of nuclear materials from the University of Mosul, and the ongoing investigation of Benghazi.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 11:38
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed the escalating violence in Israel and Palestine including the possibility of Iran's involvement, Iraq's continuing efforts to form a government, the U.S. governments response to Assistant Secretary Malinowski being asked to leave Bahrain, the bilateral relationship with Venezuela, and the Syrian opposition coalition.
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 08:42
The agenda of the UN Human Rights Committee envisages reviewing the reports from the governments of Georgia, Ireland, Malawi, Sudan, Chile and Japan on implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 08:10
La Relatora de la ONU, Rashida Manjoo, denunció que "en general se indica que están aumentando los incidentes de violencia contra las mujeres" y citó como ejemplo que entre 2005 y 2013 la cantidad de muertes violentas de mujeres en Honduras aumentó 263,4%.