Terror Warnings Making Tourists Avoid Mideast

Since an Islamic extremist gunned down holiday-makers in June in Tunisia, Western governments have been issuing warnings urging their nationals to exercise heightened caution when traveling to North Africa and the Middle East or better still, to stay away altogether. From Tunisia in the west to Turkey in the east, tourism is having an awful year with European and American visitors heeding the terror warnings. Last month the State Department upheld a global travel warning for...

Read complete article

~	Civilian casualties continue to rise in Yemen, warns UN human rights office

~	UN opens international probe into alleged abuses in DR Congo's Kasai provinces

~	Strengthen existing protections to curb negative impact of sanctions, UN rights expert urges EU

~	UN agency condemns killing of two journalists working on assignment in Iraq

~	UN rights chief calls for investigation into 'landscape of horror' in DR Congo's Kasai provinces

~	Addressing economic inequalities key to countering terrorism without fueling racism – UN expert

~	'Sexual violence is a threat to every individual's right to a life of dignity' – UN chief

~	UN expert urges 'bold action' to address raft of human rights abuses in Eritrea

~	Myanmar: UN expert urges Government to do more to protect rights of all children

~	‘All of us can and must be prepared to speak out’ to halt abuse of older persons – UN rights expert