Human Rights
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 06:38
Official "shocked" by level of hatred between Muslim and Christian communities in country wrecked by months of fighting.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 06:28
As many as 6,000 children in Central African Republic have been recruited by armed groups and forced to commit atrocities along religious lines in a conflict that is at high risk of spiraling into genocide, U.N. envoys said on Wednesday.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 06:26
The South Sudanese government has accused rebel troops of committing atrocities against civilians by killing 127 hospital patients in the town of Bor last month.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:56
Of them, only 3,000 are in government custody, while the rest are held in militia-run prisons where abuses and deaths are widespread.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:38
The media adviser to Bahrain’s King has denied claims that directives had been issued to newspapers not to publish opinions or views that criticised the recent official move to relaunch the stalled national dialogue.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:35
Iraq has hanged 26 people convicted of “terrorism” offences, the Justice Ministry announced on Tuesday, pursuing a practice of mass executions despite international criticism.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:28
US President Barack Obama will host a summit with African leaders in August in a bid to strengthen trade and investment ties with the continent.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:25
The UN warned this month that acts committed by both sides in the South Sudan crisis could amount to crimes against humanity, and urged parties engaged in peace talks to establish mechanisms to ensure accountability for the violence.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:20
With international attention focused on the conflict in South Sudan, the government of neighbouring Sudan has ratcheted up aerial bombings to stamp out an insurgency, targeting areas “clearly identifiable as civilian”, with no military presence, and resulting in the highest number of civilian casualties since the conflict began in 2011, according to a report released Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 11:19
A report by three top investigators commissioned by Qatar, which backs the Syrian rebels, examined thousands of pictures said to have been smuggled out by a former military police photographer.