Thousands Protest in Germany Against EU-US Trade Talks

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied Saturday in the German capital against the massive free-trade accord being negotiated by the European Union and the United States. Berlin police said about 100,000 people took part in the demonstration, while organizers claimed 250,000 turned out to protest the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP. Germany's government has pushed the deal, saying it will boost the global economy and give small and midsized companies a...

Read complete article

~	Iran: UN rights experts urge country to halt imminent execution of juvenile Amirhossein Pourjafar

~	UN rights experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile Amirhossein Pourjafar

~	General Assembly elects new members to UN Human Rights Council

~	UN General Assembly elects new members to the Human Rights Council

~	UN rights experts urge France to provide safe water, sanitation for migrants in ‘Calais Jungle’

~	Lift protest ban, protect judiciary and preserve civil society role, UN rights experts urge Kenya

~	Central African Republic: UN Special Adviser condemns incitement of violence and hatred

~	UN rights office 'deeply concerned' over arrests of LGBT people in Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesia

~	Human rights challenges in Libya ‘massive, but not insurmountable,’ UN rights chief says after visit

~	Silencing opposition voices threatens Cambodian democracy – UN rights expert