Human Rights
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 00:00
Garcia was a student union leader who went missing in 1984 after being seen in police custody.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 12:41
The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.
Release of new Just the Facts report!
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 10:11
Donald Yamamoto's testimony over the growing crisis in the Sahel region.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:54
Spokesperson Marie Harf addresses Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's visa application, a killed Afghan Election Commissioner, Syria's chemical weapons issues, Bahrain's case of Khalil al Marzooq,and Iran's release of prisoners.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:47
Tanzania has forcibly expelled 15,000 Burundi and 7,000 Rwandan nationals, who were accused of living in the country illegally, in a move that relief agencies warn is leading to a humanitarian crisis.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:39
Entire villages in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have emptied as civilians flee fresh rebel fighting, the U.N. peace mission in DRC said.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:22
All this means Egypt has now been listed within the top five most dangerous countries for journalists, where three years ago it did not even make the top 10.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:21
In light of the Bahraini authorities' recently adopted escalatory security methods, the country's political opposition announced yesterday [Sept. 18] that they are indefinitely suspending their participation in the national dialogue.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:24
The African Union has called a special summit to discuss a mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in protest at the trial of Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:17
In the Great Lakes region of Africa, UNHCR is urgently seeking an extra US$21.4 million for its underfunded operations in Uganda for refugees who have fled from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).