Iraq, Shi'ite Forces Moving Against IS Near Ramadi

A convoy of Shi'ite Muslim militia and Iraqi army forces set out from a base near Ramadi Saturday toward areas held by Islamic State insurgents, an eyewitness and a local official said, a day after U.S.-led forces conducted more than a dozen airstrikes that concentrated on targets near the militant-controlled city. Pro-government forces are seeking to retake the capital of the sprawling western province of Anbar after Islamic State extremists overran it last weekend in a significant...

Read complete article

~	'No sign of positive evolution' in Burundi, says head of independent UN rights probe

~	Following El Salvador visit, UN right expert urges authorities to protect people from gangs

~	UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown

~	'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief

~	UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence

~	UN rights office 'deeply concerned' about deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza

~	UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Myanmar's Rakhine state

~	Protecting indigenous peoples' rights 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

~	Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

~	New UN human rights office to open in Liberia in early 2018