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Israel: Strengthen White Phosphorus Phase-OutBurma: New Doubts About Pace of ReformsChina: Revise Disability Regulations for EducationSupport for Press Freedom Day debates in North KivuSyria - Rights activists face terrorism charges - Free Award-Winning Journalist, ColleaguesUnited States - Recommendations for a federal law protecting journalists' sourcesThailand: Deliver Justice for 2010 Political ViolenceIran’s ban on female presidential candidates contradicts ConstitutionUN human rights chief welcomes signing of Bangladesh work safety accord by major companiesMost Popular on Twitter - Top Tweets of the WeekArgentina: On the Death of Jorge Rafael VidelaEgypt: Fears of spurious charges in trial of another opposition activistArgentina: Death of former military leader who did not escape justiceGeorgia: Homophobic violence mars Tbilisi Pride eventEl Salvador: Supreme Court toys with young mother's lifePapua New Guinea's plans to resume death penalty ‘major setback' - UNCountries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals - UN officialsNigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for ‘population cleansing' - UN rights officeCameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender YouthLGBT Rights: The 2013 ‘Hall of Shame’Kyrgyzstan: Protect Uzbek DefendantAU: African Groups Call for Justice at SummitAzerbaijan: Reject Legislative AmendmentsAzerbaijan - New legislative amendments further erode rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assemblySlovenia - Blogger gets six months in jail for defamationJamaica: Three years on, state of emergency still an open woundNiger: ICRC supports herders in Agadez and Tillabery areasSyria: Visit Reveals Torture ChambersActivists worldwide target homophobia in Jamaica, Ukraine and South AfricaMorocco/Western Sahara: Investigate alleged torture of six detained SahrawisBahrain must release twitter users jailed for allegedly insulting the KingIndonesia urged to halt planned executionsUSA shows strong support for new global Arms Trade TreatyUkraine: Discrimination and violent attacks in pervasive climate of homophobiaYemen: ICRC confirms safe return of staff membersRussia: Investigate Homophobic Motivation for KillingHungary: Rule of Law Under ThreatIndia: Protect Bangladesh War Crimes Trial WitnessNorth Korea: Stop Crackdown on Economic ‘Crimes’Justice in Guatemala vital for preventing recurrence of heinous crimes, say UN expertsUkraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably IllAzerbaijan criminalizes free speech online ahead of electionsUN resolution on Syria will do little to stop massive abusesGreece: Emergency action to thwart teachers’ strike unnecessaryViolent incidents against health-care in at least 22 countries in 2012Democratic Republic of the Congo: Violence rises to unprecedented levelsViolent incidents affecting health careChina: ICRC president pays official visitKuwait: Draft Law Threatens Free SpeechEquatorial Guinea targets opposition ahead of electionsVietnam: Drop Charges for LeafletingBahrain: Detained Activists Allege TortureKyrgyzstan: Rights Defender, Family BeatenEquatorial Guinea - Facebook and opposition websites blocked ahead of electionsUnited States - Seizure of AP phone records condemned as “grave violation”Pakistan - New York Times bureau chief ordered to leave on eve of electionsSyria - German freelancer held by Assad regime"It's about Ability!" for young filmmakers in Viet NamPhilippines: Long road to recovery for survivors of Typhoon BophaRussia: “Foreign Agents” Law Hits Hundreds of NGOsUkraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably IllDenmark: No forced returns to ‘volatile’ situation in SomaliaUN human rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end abuses after gruesome video hits InternetThailand: Rebels Target Children in Southern ConflictIndependent UN expert stresses need to improve human rights situation in EritreaActivist freed - journalist still missing in The GambiaEl Salvador: Authorize Abortion for Woman at Risk of DyingMali: Water and electricity still in short supply in northern citiesCivil society in Russia facing increasingly hostile environment - UN expertsFilm Festival: Bringing Human Rights Issues to LifeBurma: Cyclone Threatens Displaced MuslimsChina: End Violence Against Sex WorkersThailand - Projectiles hurled at Bangkok daily after cartoonist's controversial postTurkey - Officials trying to control coverage of border town bombingsVietnam - Netizen Prize winner prevented from taking international flightNew challenges to old waysLenny Kravitz asks for your help in saving children from preventable diseasesBack to school after Typhoon BophaPeru: Amicus Brief on Military Court JurisdictionUzbekistan: 8 Years After Massacre, No JusticeUN experts urge Iranian authorities to free jailed Baha'i community leadersSyria: Brigade Fighting in Homs Implicated in AtrocitiesHuman Rights Watch Mourns Death of Cynthia BrownMyanmar must avert further humanitarian disaster as cyclone approachesUN expert urges Israel to stop highway construction through Palestinian communityGuatemala: UN rights chief welcomes ‘historic' genocide conviction of former military leaderICC: Libya's Bids to Try Gaddafi, SanussiSyria: humanitarian catastropheSyria: A humanitarian disasterQ&A: Libya and the International Criminal CourtTunisia: Revise the Draft ConstitutionHistoric conviction brings long-awaited justice in GuatemalaSaudi Arabia: Cleric who Backed Protests on Trial for His LifeTurkmenistan: Journalist ArrestedBangladesh: Independent Body Should Investigate Protest DeathsBurma: China-Led Oil, Gas Projects Spark ArrestsTurkmenistan - RFE/RL correspondent held arbitrarily for past four daysColombia - Death threats against eight journalists over land restitutionBelarus - Authorities jail two independent journalists againPakistan - Historic elections need strong support for freedom of informationChad - Authorities arrest another journalist, seek blogger's extraditionA new pneumonia vaccine is launched to save thousands of childrenIn Afghanistan, reaching the hardest to reach with vaccinesSyria: Surge required in humanitarian response to needsFlorence Nightingale Medal: honouring exceptional nurses and nursing aides - 2013 recipientsGuatemala: Rios Montt Convicted of GenocideSudanese activist held incommunicado at risk of tortureEgypt: Release teacher accused of blasphemyMost Popular on Twitter - Top Tweets of the WeekVietnam: Stop Blocking ‘Human Rights Picnics’Senegal: Chadian Blogger ExpelledInternational community must not become 'numb' to atrocities in Syria – UN rights chiefNew global development agenda must have human rights at its coreCentral African Republic: Rampant Abuses After CoupPhilippines: Prosecute Mastermind of Activist’s MurderChad - Authorities arrest another journalist, seek blogger's extraditionEl Salvador: “We don’t want Beatriz to die, it’s that simple”Chad: Alleged Coup Attempt No Excuse to Ignore RightsNew wave of arrests and harassment of Chad’s oppositionFreedom of expression suppressed in Papua as third peaceful protester diesSenegal: ICRC visits people held by MFDCVietnam - Police use violence against bloggers at human rights picnicsTwo drops for Mecca: Mother of polio-affected girl opens doors to vaccinationEritrea: Rampant repression 20 years after independenceUN rights chief warns Egypt at risk of drifting away from ideals that ignited revolutionClothing brands must work with Bangladesh to prevent another disaster - UN expertsZambia urged to release two men charged with same-sex sexual conductUN report confirms nearly 200 women and girls raped by Congolese troops, rebelsGuatemala’s trial of the decade in ten factsBangladesh: Investigate deaths in protest clashes to prevent more bloodshedSaudi Arabia: Let All Girls Play SportsCôte d’Ivoire - Newspaper publisher freed after more than a year in detentionIran - Regime wants to isolate Iran, hold elections behind closed doorsTunisia - Government finally appoints Independent Broadcasting AuthorityBangladesh - Reporters attacked by rioting Islamists during clashes with policeMali - Charges dropped against newspaper editorTurkey - Police violence against journalists covering dispersal of protestersBurundi - Media law's threat to freedom of informationExecutive Board members visit Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld Red Cross Red Crescent Day 2013: joint statementUN independent expert stresses need for justice to aid reconciliation in Côte d'IvoireSwitzerland: Working with vulnerable childrenAlgeria: New law on associations used to stifle civil societyPuerto Rico must seize historic chance to end discriminationMembers of UN-mandated probe into human rights abuses in DPR Korea announcedHuman rights concerns ahead of Equatorial Guinea electionsAfghanistan: Peaceful Protest SuppressedEquatorial Guinea: Human Rights Concerns Ahead of ElectionsPutin as President, One Year OnSaudi Arabia: New Rights Group Facing HarassmentThailand: Hold Army Accountable for 2010 ViolenceThailand:Mali: All Sides Must Abide by Laws of WarChad - Journalist arrested after being summoned to law courtsYoung people express creative views of disabilities for video contestIran/Iraq: Efforts continue to clarify fate of missing from 1980-1988 warSyria: Intense fighting hampers evacuation of dead and woundedSyria: UN human rights Inquiry has ‘no conclusive findings' on use of chemical weaponsSyria: UN human rights inquiry continues, panel has ‘no conclusive findings' on use of chemical weaponsUN rights chief hails new treaty protecting economic, social, cultural rightsAzerbaijan: Stop Forced Evictions, Illegal DemolitionsSomalia: London Meeting Should Emphasize RightsPersons with albinism must not be treated as “ghosts”, UN experts stressLibya: Reject ‘Political Isolation Law’Iraq: Parliament Report Alleges Officials Ordered RaidJordan: End Free Speech ProsecutionNigeria - Charges dropped against Leadership journalistsLibya - World Press Freedom DayHow can innovation improve access to quality learning?DR Congo: Funding appeal to boost emergency aid in eastSolar power keeps vaccines cool in rural HaitiMost Popular on Twitter - Top Tweets of the WeekUN human rights office ‘very concerned' by heavy fighting in northeast NigeriaMaldives must commute death sentences for two juvenile offenders convicted of murderMexico must strengthen its protection of human rights, reduce use of military - UN expert‘Opportunity lost' as new anti-rape laws in India fail to address root causes - UN expertBangladesh: End Unlawful Violence Against ProtestersSouth Sudan: Stop Harassing, Detaining JournalistsEthiopia: Terrorism Law Decimates MediaSudan: Stepped-Up Assault on Media FreedomChina: End Arbitrary Detention in Mental Health InstitutionsWORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAYGabon - Gabon advised to repeal 2001 media law and draft new legislationMexico - Barbarism at your gates – who will end the torment of Mexico's journalists?Schools across Jordan provide hope for Syrian refugee childrenJournalists targeted in ongoing conflict in SyriaTen ways to repress a journalistUS: Maryland Abolishes Death PenaltyIndonesia must allow peaceful protests in Papua, stresses UN rights chiefUS faces gaps in protecting human rights in business activities - UN expertsColombia: Ensure Effective Inquiry Into Attack on JournalistItaly: Supreme Court strikes down the ‘Nomad emergency’ for goodBelarus must stop the execution of man on death rowPakistan must improve protection for Indian prisoners in wake of jail attackIsrael must remove new settler outpost in the West BankUSA: Maryland joins global trend against the death penaltyNamibia must address land insecurity of indigenous people - UN expertSenegal: Income-generating projects for displaced people in CasamanceLebanon: Tit-for-Tat Border KidnappingsSyria - Two more foreign reporters missing, war's collateral victimsIn Ghana, community mobilizes against malnutritionArgentina: Investigate Police Action at Hospital ProtestMalaysia: Violence, Cyber Attacks Threaten ElectionsAusterity measures in Greece undermining human rights, says UN independent expertMyanmar: UN expert calls on Government to address impunity for crimes in RakhineAmid hunger strike, UN rights experts urge US to close down Guantánamo detention facilitySaudi Arabia moves to stamp out new human rights NGOCambodia: Release scapegoats for killing of trade union leaderQ&A: Raised on the RegistryNigeria: Massive Destruction, Deaths From Military RaidUS: More Harm Than GoodYemen - Journalism getting more dangerous in YemenArgentina - Buenos Aires police fire on journalists, city official plays down incidentIran - Censorship intensifying in run-up to June presidential electionGroundbreaking new vaccine will save lives in SomaliaUNICEF Executive Board visits Serbia'There are no human rights in Sri Lanka'US: Fulfill Promises to Close GuantanamoChina: Activist’s Imprisoned Nephew Needs Effective CareMyanmar must look beyond 'flawed' report to stop cycle of Buddhist-Muslim violenceArgentina must ensure independence of its judiciary - UN expertCanada: Safety of Indigenous Women Under UN ScrutinyAfghanistan: Woman killed for “dishonouring” familyBurundi: Freedom of expression under threat from new press lawTurkey: Legal reforms fall short on freedom of expressionUAE/UK: Cameron Should Demand Torture InquiryIraq: Cancel Revocations of TV Station LicensesYemen: Court Orders Investigation of Ex-PresidentRussia: Security Forces Shut Down Protest at Sochi Olympic SiteIran: Government Trampling Workers’ RightsLibya - Multiple kidnappings of media workersBelarus - Authorities try to suppress coverage of anti-nuke demosIraq - In draconian move, Iraq suspends licences of 10 TV stationsAzerbaijan - UN Member States must hold Azerbaijan to account for deteriorating human rights situation, failing to implement previous commitmentsCuba - Call for release of blogger held for past two monthsIn Iraq, vaccination campaign reaches thousands of Syrian refugeesSri Lanka: Report exposes the government’s violent repression of dissentYemen: ICRC operations continue countrywide amid heightened tensionsEthiopia: New orthopaedic technicians complete their trainingPakistan: Ensure Election Security from Taliban AttacksSouth Africa: ‘Secrecy Bill’ Improved But Still FlawedSpain - Death of Fernando Castelló, former president of Reporters Without Borders InternationalDeath of Fernando Castelló, former president of Reporters Without Borders InternationalDjibouti - Former journalist and government opponent back in Gabode prisonChina - RWB calls for immediate and unconditional release of journalist Sun LinChina - RWB calls for immediate and unconditional release of journalist Sun LinLibya - Growing threats to safety of Libya's journalistsIceland - Court orders Visa subcontractor to lift block on payments to WikiLeaksChina - Hollande asked to raise freedom information during official visit to ChinaSouth Africa - National assembly approves controversial information billParaguay - Journalist's murder highlights threat from organized crime, political tensionEthiopia - Concern about two journalist held since June 2011 for “terrorism”Ukraine - TVi's broadcasts suspended after new management bars journalistsMobile health teams treat Syrian children and families where they shelterPodcast 74 Young people provide strategic advice on education issuesSyria must reveal fate of missing child feared to be at risk of tortureSyria: New Air, Missile Strikes Kill CiviliansKyrgyzstan must uphold its vows to protect children from sexual abuse, UN expert urgesMost Popular on Twitter - Top Tweets of the WeekJapan executions show 'chilling' escalation in death penalty useUAE: Cameron Should Press Rulers on TortureUganda: No Justice for April 2011 KillingsGuantanamo Bay and Indefinite Detention - Hunger Strike ContinuesDRC - Nord-Kivu military court holds journalist on M23 spying chargeDR of the Congo: In east of country, suffering such as rarely seenRwanda is first sub-Saharan African country to introduce dual measles and rubella vaccineIn Jordan, Za'atari refugee camp hosts mass immunization campaignBangladesh: Tragedy Shows Urgency of Worker ProtectionsPalestinian academic given detention extension must be releasedSaudi Arabia court orders arbitrary detention of human rights defenderDemocratic Republic of the Congo: In east of country, suffering such as rarely seenRussia: Voters’ Group First Victim of ‘Foreign Agent’ LawMexico: Abolish “Arraigo” Detention from ConstitutionIraq: Executions Surge but No Action on ReformRussia: Voters’ rights NGO is first victim of ‘foreign agents’ lawTeachers arrested after peaceful strike in the Republic of CongoSouth Sudan: New surgical team at work in JongleiChad: Don’t Welcome ICC FugitiveAfghanistan: Urgent Need for Safe Facilities for Female PoliceIraq: Execution Surge but No Action on ReformTurkey: Justice Central to Kurdish Peace ProcessTaiwan: Reinstate Moratorium on Death PenaltyAfghanistan - Journalists still targeted by violence, threats and censorshipAfghanistan - Journalist still targeted by violence, threats and censorshipSeverely malnourished children in Haiti thrive, with simple, affordable remediesMore than 1.3 million refugees from Syria in dire need of increased international supportNutrition campaign helps make Cambodia’s children strong, healthy and cleverSri Lanka: Commonwealth Should Relocate November MeetingChad: Seriously injured people from Darfur transferred to hospitalPakistan: End election-related violence, prioritize human rights in election campaigningChina: Legal activist’s sister-in-law detained as harassment intensifiesCancelled UN visit shows Bahrain 'not serious' about human rightsChina: New webpage reunites families affected by Sichuan earthquakeChad: Seriously injured people transferred from DarfurColombia: Activity report underlines need to help all victimsUN independent expert ‘deeply disappointed' over Bahraini postponements of visitArgentina: Reject Interference with Judicial IndependenceIraq: Investigate Deadly Raid on ProtestRussia: Worst Human Rights Climate in Post-Soviet EraIndonesia: Civilian Courts Should Try Abusive SoldiersChina: EU Commitments Demand Tough ResponseRussia - Two journalists physically attacked in separate incidents in NovosibirskCosta Rica - National assembly passes amendment to computer crimes lawTurkey - Media freedom is essential for peace processGracias por el apoyo –The ICRC in ColombiaUN 'miss opportunity' to allow Western Sahara human rights monitoringAt a camp on the Syrian–Turkish border, talk of the past and present - and the futureUnited Kingdom: Getting where needed - obstacles to aid accessRussia: President Putin’s witch huntSerbia/Kosovo: Landmark Opportunity for Human RightsKenya: New Leaders Should Put Rights FirstArms: New Campaign to Stop Killer RobotsPhilippines: Young typhoon survivors brush off their woes with coloursJournalists in conflict zones: train with the French armyChina - Authorities urged not to limit coverage of Sichuan earthquakeChina - Authorities urged not to limit coverage of Sichuan earthquakeEgypt - Journalists attacked while covering clashes between rival demonstratorsUnited States - Manning case: obstacle to news coverageLibya - Journalist freed on bail but still faces criminal defamation trialSomalia - Journalist gunned down outside Mogadishu homeMozambique rolls out new pneumococcal vaccinePeople of Cyprus bring relief - and fun - to Za'atari refugee camp, JordanHaiti: Forced evictions worsen the already dire lot of earthquake homelessSerbia/Kosovo: Landmark Opportunity for Human RightsSudan: Despite Pledge, Many Political Prisoners RemainGreece: Despair pervades camps after 33 migrant workers shot in ManoladaHuman Rights Watch Names New Board Co-chairsEU: Ending Sanctions Undercuts Burma’s Rights ProgressBrazil prison massacre verdict a 'vital' step towards justiceUSA: Authorities must end indefinite detention in Guantánamo as hunger strike growsKuwait: Ex-Lawmaker on Bail in ‘Insulting Emir’ CaseGabon: seminar for better public health in places of detentionDemocratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC president visits Kinshasa and GomaLebanon/Syria: End Indiscriminate Cross-Border AttacksBurma: End ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya MuslimsTurkmenistan/Uzbekistan: Abuses in International SpotlightSudan: Soldiers including wounded released in DarfurTajikistan: Investigate Attack on Opposition LeaderSaudi Arabia: End Prosecution of Human Rights LawyerSwaziland - Magazine editor gets two years in prison or stiff fineIraq - Election coverage amid political tensionBangladesh - Four bloggers facing 14 years in jail and 100,000 euro fineIsrael: New government must scrap plans to forcibly evict BedouinUNICEF supports Malians displaced by conflictGuatemala: Genocide Trial SuspensionWorld Bank: Commit to Rights in 2030 VisionUN rights chief condemns multiple executions in Iraq as ‘obscene'Most Popular on Twitter - Top Tweets of the WeekGuatemala: Scrapping genocide trial would strengthen impunityTaiwan: Six more executions signal cruel about-turn on death penaltyWorld Bank: Uphold Rights to End Poverty, Economic ExclusionSyria: gap widens between needs and responseSwaziland: Newspaper editor threatened with jail amid media crackdownBelarus - "Belarus Press Photo 2011" ruled "extremist": Triumph of censorship... and absurdityYemen - Explose device found in media building, amid growing threats to journalistsPakistan - Four newspapers, TV news station accused of violating anti-terrorism lawParaguay - Campaign marked by censorship, post-election reprisals fearedMexico - Veracruz journalist reported missing, Proceso reporter goes into hidingBahrain - "Don't leave news out of the race"DRC - Journalist faces year in prison, 100,000 dollars in damages in libel caseUNICEF staff among TIME Magazine's annual list of 100 most influential people in the worldFor young Syrian refugees in Jordan, photography is a record - and an outletAfghanistan: Medical personnel killed in attackICEF staff among TIME Magazine's annual list of 100 most influential people in the world‘Anyone who says we live comfortably on death row has obviously never been there’Central African Republic: Urgent humanitarian needs following intensified violence in BanguiBurundi: UN experts warn of negative consequences of coffee privatizationVenezuela: Election-related deaths and threats must stopLife on death row: ‘They had no idea they were going to be executed’India: Landmark Supreme Court ruling a great victory for indigenous rightsAfghanistan: Many cut off from humanitarian aidMali: End Child Labor in Gold MinesBahrain: F1 Ignores Rights Abuses Ahead of RaceChina - Ban on quoting foreign media reports without permissionLocal factory provides home-grown response to malnutrition in the NigerReaching the fifth child in northern Viet Nam’s Lao Cai provinceBelarus: Dare to be independentAfghanistan: ICRC, International Federation and Afghan Red Crescent strongly condemn killing of staffIndonesia: Victims of the Aceh conflict still waiting for truth, justice and reparationRussia: Activist Held Without BailUN/Western Sahara: Give Peacekeepers a Human Rights MandateEl Salvador must provide pregnant woman with access to life-saving medical treatmentSudan: More Sudanese soldiers released in DarfurBahrain’s dark side – Empty promises while repression goes unabatedHaiti: Protester ‘beaten to death by police’ following attack on campVenezuela: Respect Free Speech and AssemblyIsrael’s military investigations into Gaza conflict violations strengthen impunityCrackdown and hollow promises ahead of Bahrain Grand PrixDeath Penalty in India: “One hardly finds a rich or affluent person going to the gallows”Libya: Ensure Abdallah Sanussi Access to LawyerVenezuela - Safety of journalists at risk in post-election clashesBrazil - Newspaper photographer gunned down in Minas GeraisWeekly boarding schools provide education and security for vulnerable children in Viet NamSudan: Indiscriminate bombing exacerbates humanitarian crisis in Southern KordofanUS: Senate Immigration Plan Important Yet FlawedFighting malnutrition in Bangladesh with educationUN senior officials urge action to halt rights violations in Central African RepublicUS: Ban Fully Autonomous WeaponsUN senior official urges action to halt rights violations in Central African RepublicUS: Bipartisan Study Shows Need to Investigate TortureUkraine: Reject Discriminatory LGBT LawsSomalia: New Al-Shabaab Attacks are War CrimesSri Lanka - Second armed attack on Tamil newspaper in 10 daysDifference between life and death for children in Sindh province, PakistanTeng Biao: “In China, courts are told what decision to make in important cases, including on the death penalty.”Religion and culture cannot justify discrimination against gays and lesbians, Ban warnsKuwait: Drop Charges for ‘Offending Emir’Bangladesh: Crackdown on Bloggers, Editors EscalatesReligion and culture cannot justify discrimination against gays and lesbians, Ban warnsCarandiru and the scandal of Brazil’s medieval prison systemConviction of Turkish pianist sends 'chilling' warning to Twitter usersBahrain: New move to crush dissent ahead of Grand PrixBrazil: Carandiru massacre trial must end long legacy of impunityUAE: Obama Should Press Crown Prince on RightsUNICEF report reveals shocking cost of malnutrition and outlines unprecedented chance to defeat itSaudi Arabia: Free Detainee in ‘Eye-for-an-Eye’ CaseChad - Opposition blogger held incommunicado for past three weeksEcuador - Journalist slain in Guayaquil, a day after escaping earlier murder attemptChina - Censorship and persecution in pole position at Shanghai Grand PrixAfghanistan: Getting back on your feet - the work of the Kabul Orthopaedic CentreFive ‘crimes’ that can get you killedSudan: Handover of 14 soldiers in DarfurAn offensive against malnutrition in GuatemalaUN sees 'important' step in suspension of officers implicated in mass rapesMost Popular on TwitterDR Congo suspends officers implicated in mass rapes in what UN calls ‘important' stepBurundi: New Law Would Muzzle JournalistsUruguay’s Equal Marriage Act a step towards full equality in the AmericasUruguay’s Equal Marriage Act a step towards full equality in the AmericasUzbekistan: ICRC decides to terminate visits to detaineesLibya: Release Ailing Newspaper EditorTunisia: Release TV Station DirectorEgypt: Release Report on Abuse of ProtestersSaudi Arabia: Huge Obstacles for First Woman LawyerYemen: Military Changes a Major Transition StepCosta Rica - Amended by parliament, computer crimes bill needs more amendingBangladesh - Call for detained blogger's immediate releaseEmpress Shôken Fund promotes peace, community awareness and humanitarian valuesEmpress Shôken Fund grants to promote peace, community awareness and humanitarian valuesUnited States: ICRC president completes visit to WashingtonRussia: Worker Exploited on Olympic Venues is DetainedUN expert calls on African countries to protect hundreds of minority groupsThe 101st Empress Shoken Fund awardsMali: Two Torture Victims Die in DetentionCôte d’Ivoire: Soldiers on Trial for AbusesUkraine: Make the police accountable and stamp out tortureGaza: ‘Collaborator’ Murders Go UnpunishedMexico - Two cases fuel controversy about Veracruz governor's awardCuba - Independent reporter released after seven months in detentionCôte d’Ivoire - Hollande asked to raise journalist's disappearance with visiting Ivorian presidentKuwait - Journalists could be fined a million dollars for criticizing emirPalestine - IDF urged to punish soldier who deliberately shot, wounded photographerNigeria - Newspaper reporters released conditionally after two daysEgypt - Dutch reporter arrested on suspicion of spying, held for 24 hoursTrial by camera – 'TV confessions' and the death penalty in IranDeath Penalty in Belarus: ‘I can’t believe he’s not here any more’Massive scale-up targets malnutrition in AngolaMali: ICRC appeals for funds to boost aid effortTrial by camera – “TV confessions” and the death penalty in IranMalaysia: Drop Sedition Charges for Opposition LeaderSyria: Aerial Attacks Strike CiviliansActivist Grace Akallo says stay steadfast and committed to bring peace through educationDetained journalist’s wife asks why publishing articles has 'become so dangerous in Libya'Egypt: Address Recurring Sectarian ViolencePapua New Guinea: Police must act urgently to save captured women accused of “sorcery”Bahrain: Targeted Raids and Arbitrary DetentionsReport Card 11 released by UNICEF charts the well-being of children in 29 rich countriesDeath penalty 2012: Despite setbacks, a death penalty-free world came closerVietnam: Rights Dialogue Should Produce Concrete StepsSri Lanka - UNHCR urged to prevent refugee journalist's expulsion from UAEUnited Arab Emirates - Ten months in jail for tweets, new threat to freedom of informationNigeria - Police hold two Leadership journalistsHonduras - News coverage exposes journalists to growing dangerGuatemala - Second journalist murdered in Jutiapa department, motive still unknownUzbekistan: ICRC director-general to discuss detentionThailand: Defamation Charges Chill Labor Rights InquiriesChina: Kerry Should Prioritize Rights With New LeadershipPeru: Reject ‘Terrorism Denial’ LawEgypt’s NGO Funding CrackdownIraq: Technician training keeps water flowing in rural areasAfghanistan: Urgent need to protect civilians following fresh attacksChad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-BashirKenya: Q&A on Recent Developments on the International Criminal CourtKenya: New Leadership Should Uphold Rights and ObligationsRussia - Mikhail Beketov: a fighter for press freedomAzerbaijan - Islamist website editor sentenced to eight years in prisonArgentina - Officials in Formosa province suspected in radio station fireQ&A: North Korea’s human rights crisisCôte d'Ivoire: 12,000 farmers given seed to relaunch food cropsPanorama: The ICRC in action worldwideWith volunteers risking their safety, humanitarian work has become part of fabric of community in Homs, Syrian Arab RepublicIn Mali, information about breastfeeding is saving children's livesKaty Perry sees strides in children's education, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene in MadagascarOn International Day, UN rights expert urges greater inclusion for RomaTurkmenistan: EU Should Press Foreign Minister on RightsChile: ICRC observer in exhumation of Pablo Neruda's remainsEthiopia: Parliamentarians discuss international humanitarian lawOn anniversary, Ban honours victims and survivors of Rwanda genocideIraq - Growing tribulations of Iraqi journalistsUAE: Don’t Deport Tamil Refugees to Sri Lanka