Human Rights
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 14:00
On Thursday September 12, USAID Assistant Administrator for Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal, testified at her nomination hearing to replace Robert Blake as the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs. Much of Biswal’s testimony focused on the United States’ priority of integrating Afghanistan with the broader South Central Asia region, especially in light of the impending U.S.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:50
As with its on-again, off-again claim to want better relations with the West, Iran's recent flip-flops on social media reflect infighting within Tehran's religious and elected leaderships, analysts said Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:48
The Israeli Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Knesset law that allows for the detention of migrants for three years without trial.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 13:30
The number of prisons and illegal detention centres has increased. Now each battalion has its own special prison - some are known and others are secret.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:38
The Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) has been updated with the data from August 2013. While my analysis of the data is, at the moment, preliminary, there appears to be a renewed upsurge in violence since the declaration of the state of emergency on May 14, 2013; contrary to official spokespersons.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:10
UN leader Ban Ki-moon wants Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir to answer war crimes charges, a spokesman said Tuesday as controversy mounted over Bashir's bid to attend a UN summit next week.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 08:50
At least 40 Nigerian soldiers were killed and 65 others are missing after they ran into an ambush by suspected Boko Haram members in Borno State 13 September, the Nigerian online Premium Times newspaper reported in an exclusive report on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 08:41
Sudan is insisting President Omar al-Bashir has the right to attend the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York, despite U.S. warnings he would be unwelcome because of his indictment on war crimes charges.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 08:39
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague have begun calling witnesses in the trial of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 08:37
A surprise forceful disarmament by local authorities in Rumbek, the Lakes state capital Tuesday left two people dead, according to local reports.