Human Rights
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:47
Algerian opposition parties, including both secular and Islamist groups, have signed a statement calling for April's presidential elections to be supervised by an independent commission.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:46
The United States on Monday expressed concern over a new law in Egypt that restricts demonstrations and said it agrees with groups that argue the law does not meet international standards and hampers the country's move toward democracy.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:44
The lawyer for a Tunisian journalist and a rapper convicted of insulting the justice system said their suspended jail sentences represented a sign of progress in a country trying to come to grips with freedom of expression.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:26
The United States on Monday expressed concern over a new law in Egypt that restricts demonstrations and said it agrees with groups that argue the law does not meet international standards and hampers the country's move toward democracy.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:25
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said it was following the case of Hamdy Mohamed Mahmoud Al-Kalawy, a 61-year-old who died while in police custody earlier this month.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:07
The Central African Republic (CAR) has been in turmoil since rebels seized power in March. The UN deputy secretary general has warned the country is descending into "complete chaos" and called for urgent action.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 07:46
Selon les Nations unies, près de 3 000 migrants érythréens tentent, chaque mois, de gagner l'Europe au péril de leur vie. Ils fuient un pays où les droits de l'homme sont piétinés. Sheila Keetharuth est le rapporteur spécial des Nations unies sur la situation des droits de l'Homme en Erythrée. Elle revient d'une mission de dix jours à Malte et en Tunisie où elle a rencontré des Erythréens dans des camps de réfugiés. Une mission qu’elle raconte à Nicolas Champeaux.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 05:31
Developing effective responses to domestic violence was the focus of an OSCE-supported series of training courses for Kyrgyz police officers that concluded today in the towns of Cholpon-Ata and Karakol in Issyk-Kul province in northern Kyrgyzstan.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 05:27
The two-day event aims at building the capacity of judges, prosecutors, and lawyers to prosecute for human trafficking and forced labour, as well as the protection of victims of trafficking.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 05:02
The OSCE remains this unique platform that cuts across all aspects of what within the OSCE is called comprehensive security, but meaning what we traditionally call hard security or political-military security, economic and environmental security, and human security, including human rights.