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Israel: Strengthen White Phosphorus Phase-Out
Burma: New Doubts About Pace of Reforms
China: Revise Disability Regulations for Education
Support for Press Freedom Day debates in North Kivu
Syria - Rights activists face terrorism charges - Free Award-Winning Journalist, Colleagues
United States - Recommendations for a federal law protecting journalists' sources
Thailand: Deliver Justice for 2010 Political Violence
Iran’s ban on female presidential candidates contradicts Constitution
UN human rights chief welcomes signing of Bangladesh work safety accord by major companies
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Argentina: On the Death of Jorge Rafael Videla
Egypt: Fears of spurious charges in trial of another opposition activist
Argentina: Death of former military leader who did not escape justice
Georgia: Homophobic violence mars Tbilisi Pride event
El Salvador: Supreme Court toys with young mother's life
Papua New Guinea's plans to resume death penalty ‘major setback' - UN
Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals - UN officials
Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for ‘population cleansing' - UN rights office
Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth
LGBT Rights: The 2013 ‘Hall of Shame’
Kyrgyzstan: Protect Uzbek Defendant
AU: African Groups Call for Justice at Summit
Azerbaijan: Reject Legislative Amendments
Azerbaijan - New legislative amendments further erode rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
Slovenia - Blogger gets six months in jail for defamation
Jamaica: Three years on, state of emergency still an open wound
Niger: ICRC supports herders in Agadez and Tillabery areas
Syria: Visit Reveals Torture Chambers
Activists worldwide target homophobia in Jamaica, Ukraine and South Africa
Morocco/Western Sahara: Investigate alleged torture of six detained Sahrawis
Bahrain must release twitter users jailed for allegedly insulting the King
Indonesia urged to halt planned executions
USA shows strong support for new global Arms Trade Treaty
Ukraine: Discrimination and violent attacks in pervasive climate of homophobia
Yemen: ICRC confirms safe return of staff members
Russia: Investigate Homophobic Motivation for Killing
Hungary: Rule of Law Under Threat
India: Protect Bangladesh War Crimes Trial Witness
North Korea: Stop Crackdown on Economic ‘Crimes’
Justice in Guatemala vital for preventing recurrence of heinous crimes, say UN experts
Ukraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably Ill
Azerbaijan criminalizes free speech online ahead of elections
UN resolution on Syria will do little to stop massive abuses
Greece: Emergency action to thwart teachers’ strike unnecessary
Violent incidents against health-care in at least 22 countries in 2012
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Violence rises to unprecedented levels
Violent incidents affecting health care
China: ICRC president pays official visit
Kuwait: Draft Law Threatens Free Speech
Equatorial Guinea targets opposition ahead of elections
Vietnam: Drop Charges for Leafleting
Bahrain: Detained Activists Allege Torture
Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender, Family Beaten
Equatorial Guinea - Facebook and opposition websites blocked ahead of elections
United States - Seizure of AP phone records condemned as “grave violation”
Pakistan - New York Times bureau chief ordered to leave on eve of elections
Syria - German freelancer held by Assad regime
"It's about Ability!" for young filmmakers in Viet Nam
Philippines: Long road to recovery for survivors of Typhoon Bopha
Russia: “Foreign Agents” Law Hits Hundreds of NGOs
Ukraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably Ill
Denmark: No forced returns to ‘volatile’ situation in Somalia
UN human rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end abuses after gruesome video hits Internet
Thailand: Rebels Target Children in Southern Conflict
Independent UN expert stresses need to improve human rights situation in Eritrea
Activist freed - journalist still missing in The Gambia
El Salvador: Authorize Abortion for Woman at Risk of Dying
Mali: Water and electricity still in short supply in northern cities
Civil society in Russia facing increasingly hostile environment - UN experts
Film Festival: Bringing Human Rights Issues to Life
Burma: Cyclone Threatens Displaced Muslims
China: End Violence Against Sex Workers
Thailand - Projectiles hurled at Bangkok daily after cartoonist's controversial post
Turkey - Officials trying to control coverage of border town bombings
Vietnam - Netizen Prize winner prevented from taking international flight
New challenges to old ways
Lenny Kravitz asks for your help in saving children from preventable diseases
Back to school after Typhoon Bopha
Peru: Amicus Brief on Military Court Jurisdiction
Uzbekistan: 8 Years After Massacre, No Justice
UN experts urge Iranian authorities to free jailed Baha'i community leaders
Syria: Brigade Fighting in Homs Implicated in Atrocities
Human Rights Watch Mourns Death of Cynthia Brown
Myanmar must avert further humanitarian disaster as cyclone approaches
UN expert urges Israel to stop highway construction through Palestinian community
Guatemala: UN rights chief welcomes ‘historic' genocide conviction of former military leader
ICC: Libya's Bids to Try Gaddafi, Sanussi
Syria: humanitarian catastrophe
Syria: A humanitarian disaster
Q&A: Libya and the International Criminal Court
Tunisia: Revise the Draft Constitution
Historic conviction brings long-awaited justice in Guatemala
Saudi Arabia: Cleric who Backed Protests on Trial for His Life
Turkmenistan: Journalist Arrested
Bangladesh: Independent Body Should Investigate Protest Deaths
Burma: China-Led Oil, Gas Projects Spark Arrests
Turkmenistan - RFE/RL correspondent held arbitrarily for past four days
Colombia - Death threats against eight journalists over land restitution
Belarus - Authorities jail two independent journalists again
Pakistan - Historic elections need strong support for freedom of information
Chad - Authorities arrest another journalist, seek blogger's extradition
A new pneumonia vaccine is launched to save thousands of children
In Afghanistan, reaching the hardest to reach with vaccines
Syria: Surge required in humanitarian response to needs
Florence Nightingale Medal: honouring exceptional nurses and nursing aides - 2013 recipients
Guatemala: Rios Montt Convicted of Genocide
Sudanese activist held incommunicado at risk of torture
Egypt: Release teacher accused of blasphemy
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Vietnam: Stop Blocking ‘Human Rights Picnics’
Senegal: Chadian Blogger Expelled
International community must not become 'numb' to atrocities in Syria – UN rights chief
New global development agenda must have human rights at its core
Central African Republic: Rampant Abuses After Coup
Philippines: Prosecute Mastermind of Activist’s Murder
Chad - Authorities arrest another journalist, seek blogger's extradition
El Salvador: “We don’t want Beatriz to die, it’s that simple”
Chad: Alleged Coup Attempt No Excuse to Ignore Rights
New wave of arrests and harassment of Chad’s opposition
Freedom of expression suppressed in Papua as third peaceful protester dies
Senegal: ICRC visits people held by MFDC
Vietnam - Police use violence against bloggers at human rights picnics
Two drops for Mecca: Mother of polio-affected girl opens doors to vaccination
Eritrea: Rampant repression 20 years after independence
UN rights chief warns Egypt at risk of drifting away from ideals that ignited revolution
Clothing brands must work with Bangladesh to prevent another disaster - UN experts
Zambia urged to release two men charged with same-sex sexual conduct
UN report confirms nearly 200 women and girls raped by Congolese troops, rebels
Guatemala’s trial of the decade in ten facts
Bangladesh: Investigate deaths in protest clashes to prevent more bloodshed
Saudi Arabia: Let All Girls Play Sports
Côte d’Ivoire - Newspaper publisher freed after more than a year in detention
Iran - Regime wants to isolate Iran, hold elections behind closed doors
Tunisia - Government finally appoints Independent Broadcasting Authority
Bangladesh - Reporters attacked by rioting Islamists during clashes with police
Mali - Charges dropped against newspaper editor
Turkey - Police violence against journalists covering dispersal of protesters
Burundi - Media law's threat to freedom of information
Executive Board members visit Bosnia and Herzegovina
World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 2013: joint statement
UN independent expert stresses need for justice to aid reconciliation in Côte d'Ivoire
Switzerland: Working with vulnerable children
Algeria: New law on associations used to stifle civil society
Puerto Rico must seize historic chance to end discrimination
Members of UN-mandated probe into human rights abuses in DPR Korea announced
Human rights concerns ahead of Equatorial Guinea elections
Afghanistan: Peaceful Protest Suppressed
Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Elections
Putin as President, One Year On
Saudi Arabia: New Rights Group Facing Harassment
Thailand: Hold Army Accountable for 2010 Violence
Thailand:
Mali: All Sides Must Abide by Laws of War
Chad - Journalist arrested after being summoned to law courts
Young people express creative views of disabilities for video contest
Iran/Iraq: Efforts continue to clarify fate of missing from 1980-1988 war
Syria: Intense fighting hampers evacuation of dead and wounded
Syria: UN human rights Inquiry has ‘no conclusive findings' on use of chemical weapons
Syria: UN human rights inquiry continues, panel has ‘no conclusive findings' on use of chemical weapons
UN rights chief hails new treaty protecting economic, social, cultural rights
Azerbaijan: Stop Forced Evictions, Illegal Demolitions
Somalia: London Meeting Should Emphasize Rights
Persons with albinism must not be treated as “ghosts”, UN experts stress
Libya: Reject ‘Political Isolation Law’
Iraq: Parliament Report Alleges Officials Ordered Raid
Jordan: End Free Speech Prosecution
Nigeria - Charges dropped against Leadership journalists
Libya - World Press Freedom Day
How can innovation improve access to quality learning?
DR Congo: Funding appeal to boost emergency aid in east
Solar power keeps vaccines cool in rural Haiti
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UN human rights office ‘very concerned' by heavy fighting in northeast Nigeria
Maldives must commute death sentences for two juvenile offenders convicted of murder
Mexico 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 expert
Bangladesh: End Unlawful Violence Against Protesters
South Sudan: Stop Harassing, Detaining Journalists
Ethiopia: Terrorism Law Decimates Media
Sudan: Stepped-Up Assault on Media Freedom
China: End Arbitrary Detention in Mental Health Institutions
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Gabon - Gabon advised to repeal 2001 media law and draft new legislation
Mexico - Barbarism at your gates – who will end the torment of Mexico's journalists?
Schools across Jordan provide hope for Syrian refugee children
Journalists targeted in ongoing conflict in Syria
Ten ways to repress a journalist
US: Maryland Abolishes Death Penalty
Indonesia must allow peaceful protests in Papua, stresses UN rights chief
US faces gaps in protecting human rights in business activities - UN experts
Colombia: Ensure Effective Inquiry Into Attack on Journalist
Italy: Supreme Court strikes down the ‘Nomad emergency’ for good
Belarus must stop the execution of man on death row
Pakistan must improve protection for Indian prisoners in wake of jail attack
Israel must remove new settler outpost in the West Bank
USA: Maryland joins global trend against the death penalty
Namibia must address land insecurity of indigenous people - UN expert
Senegal: Income-generating projects for displaced people in Casamance
Lebanon: Tit-for-Tat Border Kidnappings
Syria - Two more foreign reporters missing, war's collateral victims
In Ghana, community mobilizes against malnutrition
Argentina: Investigate Police Action at Hospital Protest
Malaysia: Violence, Cyber Attacks Threaten Elections
Austerity measures in Greece undermining human rights, says UN independent expert
Myanmar: UN expert calls on Government to address impunity for crimes in Rakhine
Amid hunger strike, UN rights experts urge US to close down Guantánamo detention facility
Saudi Arabia moves to stamp out new human rights NGO
Cambodia: Release scapegoats for killing of trade union leader
Q&A: Raised on the Registry
Nigeria: Massive Destruction, Deaths From Military Raid
US: More Harm Than Good
Yemen - Journalism getting more dangerous in Yemen
Argentina - Buenos Aires police fire on journalists, city official plays down incident
Iran - Censorship intensifying in run-up to June presidential election
Groundbreaking new vaccine will save lives in Somalia
UNICEF Executive Board visits Serbia
'There are no human rights in Sri Lanka'
US: Fulfill Promises to Close Guantanamo
China: Activist’s Imprisoned Nephew Needs Effective Care
Myanmar must look beyond 'flawed' report to stop cycle of Buddhist-Muslim violence
Argentina must ensure independence of its judiciary - UN expert
Canada: Safety of Indigenous Women Under UN Scrutiny
Afghanistan: Woman killed for “dishonouring” family
Burundi: Freedom of expression under threat from new press law
Turkey: Legal reforms fall short on freedom of expression
UAE/UK: Cameron Should Demand Torture Inquiry
Iraq: Cancel Revocations of TV Station Licenses
Yemen: Court Orders Investigation of Ex-President
Russia: Security Forces Shut Down Protest at Sochi Olympic Site
Iran: Government Trampling Workers’ Rights
Libya - Multiple kidnappings of media workers
Belarus - Authorities try to suppress coverage of anti-nuke demos
Iraq - In draconian move, Iraq suspends licences of 10 TV stations
Azerbaijan - UN Member States must hold Azerbaijan to account for deteriorating human rights situation, failing to implement previous commitments
Cuba - Call for release of blogger held for past two months
In Iraq, vaccination campaign reaches thousands of Syrian refugees
Sri Lanka: Report exposes the government’s violent repression of dissent
Yemen: ICRC operations continue countrywide amid heightened tensions
Ethiopia: New orthopaedic technicians complete their training
Pakistan: Ensure Election Security from Taliban Attacks
South Africa: ‘Secrecy Bill’ Improved But Still Flawed
Spain - Death of Fernando Castelló, former president of Reporters Without Borders International
Death of Fernando Castelló, former president of Reporters Without Borders International
Djibouti - Former journalist and government opponent back in Gabode prison
China - RWB calls for immediate and unconditional release of journalist Sun Lin
China - RWB calls for immediate and unconditional release of journalist Sun Lin
Libya - Growing threats to safety of Libya's journalists
Iceland - Court orders Visa subcontractor to lift block on payments to WikiLeaks
China - Hollande asked to raise freedom information during official visit to China
South Africa - National assembly approves controversial information bill
Paraguay - Journalist's murder highlights threat from organized crime, political tension
Ethiopia - Concern about two journalist held since June 2011 for “terrorism”
Ukraine - TVi's broadcasts suspended after new management bars journalists
Mobile health teams treat Syrian children and families where they shelter
Podcast 74 Young people provide strategic advice on education issues
Syria must reveal fate of missing child feared to be at risk of torture
Syria: New Air, Missile Strikes Kill Civilians
Kyrgyzstan must uphold its vows to protect children from sexual abuse, UN expert urges
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Japan executions show 'chilling' escalation in death penalty use
UAE: Cameron Should Press Rulers on Torture
Uganda: No Justice for April 2011 Killings
Guantanamo Bay and Indefinite Detention - Hunger Strike Continues
DRC - Nord-Kivu military court holds journalist on M23 spying charge
DR of the Congo: In east of country, suffering such as rarely seen
Rwanda is first sub-Saharan African country to introduce dual measles and rubella vaccine
In Jordan, Za'atari refugee camp hosts mass immunization campaign
Bangladesh: Tragedy Shows Urgency of Worker Protections
Palestinian academic given detention extension must be released
Saudi Arabia court orders arbitrary detention of human rights defender
Democratic Republic of the Congo: In east of country, suffering such as rarely seen
Russia: Voters’ Group First Victim of ‘Foreign Agent’ Law
Mexico: Abolish “Arraigo” Detention from Constitution
Iraq: Executions Surge but No Action on Reform
Russia: Voters’ rights NGO is first victim of ‘foreign agents’ law
Teachers arrested after peaceful strike in the Republic of Congo
South Sudan: New surgical team at work in Jonglei
Chad: Don’t Welcome ICC Fugitive
Afghanistan: Urgent Need for Safe Facilities for Female Police
Iraq: Execution Surge but No Action on Reform
Turkey: Justice Central to Kurdish Peace Process
Taiwan: Reinstate Moratorium on Death Penalty
Afghanistan - Journalists still targeted by violence, threats and censorship
Afghanistan - Journalist still targeted by violence, threats and censorship
Severely malnourished children in Haiti thrive, with simple, affordable remedies
More than 1.3 million refugees from Syria in dire need of increased international support
Nutrition campaign helps make Cambodia’s children strong, healthy and clever
Sri Lanka: Commonwealth Should Relocate November Meeting
Chad: Seriously injured people from Darfur transferred to hospital
Pakistan: End election-related violence, prioritize human rights in election campaigning
China: Legal activist’s sister-in-law detained as harassment intensifies
Cancelled UN visit shows Bahrain 'not serious' about human rights
China: New webpage reunites families affected by Sichuan earthquake
Chad: Seriously injured people transferred from Darfur
Colombia: Activity report underlines need to help all victims
UN independent expert ‘deeply disappointed' over Bahraini postponements of visit
Argentina: Reject Interference with Judicial Independence
Iraq: Investigate Deadly Raid on Protest
Russia: Worst Human Rights Climate in Post-Soviet Era
Indonesia: Civilian Courts Should Try Abusive Soldiers
China: EU Commitments Demand Tough Response
Russia - Two journalists physically attacked in separate incidents in Novosibirsk
Costa Rica - National assembly passes amendment to computer crimes law
Turkey - Media freedom is essential for peace process
Gracias por el apoyo –The ICRC in Colombia
UN 'miss opportunity' to allow Western Sahara human rights monitoring
At a camp on the Syrian–Turkish border, talk of the past and present - and the future
United Kingdom: Getting where needed - obstacles to aid access
Russia: President Putin’s witch hunt
Serbia/Kosovo: Landmark Opportunity for Human Rights
Kenya: New Leaders Should Put Rights First
Arms: New Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
Philippines: Young typhoon survivors brush off their woes with colours
Journalists in conflict zones: train with the French army
China - Authorities urged not to limit coverage of Sichuan earthquake
China - Authorities urged not to limit coverage of Sichuan earthquake
Egypt - Journalists attacked while covering clashes between rival demonstrators
United States - Manning case: obstacle to news coverage
Libya - Journalist freed on bail but still faces criminal defamation trial
Somalia - Journalist gunned down outside Mogadishu home
Mozambique rolls out new pneumococcal vaccine
People of Cyprus bring relief - and fun - to Za'atari refugee camp, Jordan
Haiti: Forced evictions worsen the already dire lot of earthquake homeless
Serbia/Kosovo: Landmark Opportunity for Human Rights
Sudan: Despite Pledge, Many Political Prisoners Remain
Greece: Despair pervades camps after 33 migrant workers shot in Manolada
Human Rights Watch Names New Board Co-chairs
EU: Ending Sanctions Undercuts Burma’s Rights Progress
Brazil prison massacre verdict a 'vital' step towards justice
USA: Authorities must end indefinite detention in Guantánamo as hunger strike grows
Kuwait: Ex-Lawmaker on Bail in ‘Insulting Emir’ Case
Gabon: seminar for better public health in places of detention
Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC president visits Kinshasa and Goma
Lebanon/Syria: End Indiscriminate Cross-Border Attacks
Burma: End ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims
Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan: Abuses in International Spotlight
Sudan: Soldiers including wounded released in Darfur
Tajikistan: Investigate Attack on Opposition Leader
Saudi Arabia: End Prosecution of Human Rights Lawyer
Swaziland - Magazine editor gets two years in prison or stiff fine
Iraq - Election coverage amid political tension
Bangladesh - Four bloggers facing 14 years in jail and 100,000 euro fine
Israel: New government must scrap plans to forcibly evict Bedouin
UNICEF supports Malians displaced by conflict
Guatemala: Genocide Trial Suspension
World Bank: Commit to Rights in 2030 Vision
UN rights chief condemns multiple executions in Iraq as ‘obscene'
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Guatemala: Scrapping genocide trial would strengthen impunity
Taiwan: Six more executions signal cruel about-turn on death penalty
World Bank: Uphold Rights to End Poverty, Economic Exclusion
Syria: gap widens between needs and response
Swaziland: Newspaper editor threatened with jail amid media crackdown
Belarus - "Belarus Press Photo 2011" ruled "extremist": Triumph of censorship... and absurdity
Yemen - Explose device found in media building, amid growing threats to journalists
Pakistan - Four newspapers, TV news station accused of violating anti-terrorism law
Paraguay - Campaign marked by censorship, post-election reprisals feared
Mexico - Veracruz journalist reported missing, Proceso reporter goes into hiding
Bahrain - "Don't leave news out of the race"
DRC - Journalist faces year in prison, 100,000 dollars in damages in libel case
UNICEF staff among TIME Magazine's annual list of 100 most influential people in the world
For young Syrian refugees in Jordan, photography is a record - and an outlet
Afghanistan: Medical personnel killed in attack
ICEF 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 Bangui
Burundi: UN experts warn of negative consequences of coffee privatization
Venezuela: Election-related deaths and threats must stop
Life on death row: ‘They had no idea they were going to be executed’
India: Landmark Supreme Court ruling a great victory for indigenous rights
Afghanistan: Many cut off from humanitarian aid
Mali: End Child Labor in Gold Mines
Bahrain: F1 Ignores Rights Abuses Ahead of Race
China - Ban on quoting foreign media reports without permission
Local factory provides home-grown response to malnutrition in the Niger
Reaching the fifth child in northern Viet Nam’s Lao Cai province
Belarus: Dare to be independent
Afghanistan: ICRC, International Federation and Afghan Red Crescent strongly condemn killing of staff
Indonesia: Victims of the Aceh conflict still waiting for truth, justice and reparation
Russia: Activist Held Without Bail
UN/Western Sahara: Give Peacekeepers a Human Rights Mandate
El Salvador must provide pregnant woman with access to life-saving medical treatment
Sudan: More Sudanese soldiers released in Darfur
Bahrain’s dark side – Empty promises while repression goes unabated
Haiti: Protester ‘beaten to death by police’ following attack on camp
Venezuela: Respect Free Speech and Assembly
Israel’s military investigations into Gaza conflict violations strengthen impunity
Crackdown and hollow promises ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
Death Penalty in India: “One hardly finds a rich or affluent person going to the gallows”
Libya: Ensure Abdallah Sanussi Access to Lawyer
Venezuela - Safety of journalists at risk in post-election clashes
Brazil - Newspaper photographer gunned down in Minas Gerais
Weekly boarding schools provide education and security for vulnerable children in Viet Nam
Sudan: Indiscriminate bombing exacerbates humanitarian crisis in Southern Kordofan
US: Senate Immigration Plan Important Yet Flawed
Fighting malnutrition in Bangladesh with education
UN senior officials urge action to halt rights violations in Central African Republic
US: Ban Fully Autonomous Weapons
UN senior official urges action to halt rights violations in Central African Republic
US: Bipartisan Study Shows Need to Investigate Torture
Ukraine: Reject Discriminatory LGBT Laws
Somalia: New Al-Shabaab Attacks are War Crimes
Sri Lanka - Second armed attack on Tamil newspaper in 10 days
Difference between life and death for children in Sindh province, Pakistan
Teng 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 warns
Kuwait: Drop Charges for ‘Offending Emir’
Bangladesh: Crackdown on Bloggers, Editors Escalates
Religion and culture cannot justify discrimination against gays and lesbians, Ban warns
Carandiru and the scandal of Brazil’s medieval prison system
Conviction of Turkish pianist sends 'chilling' warning to Twitter users
Bahrain: New move to crush dissent ahead of Grand Prix
Brazil: Carandiru massacre trial must end long legacy of impunity
UAE: Obama Should Press Crown Prince on Rights
UNICEF report reveals shocking cost of malnutrition and outlines unprecedented chance to defeat it
Saudi Arabia: Free Detainee in ‘Eye-for-an-Eye’ Case
Chad - Opposition blogger held incommunicado for past three weeks
Ecuador - Journalist slain in Guayaquil, a day after escaping earlier murder attempt
China - Censorship and persecution in pole position at Shanghai Grand Prix
Afghanistan: Getting back on your feet - the work of the Kabul Orthopaedic Centre
Five ‘crimes’ that can get you killed
Sudan: Handover of 14 soldiers in Darfur
An offensive against malnutrition in Guatemala
UN sees 'important' step in suspension of officers implicated in mass rapes
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DR Congo suspends officers implicated in mass rapes in what UN calls ‘important' step
Burundi: New Law Would Muzzle Journalists
Uruguay’s Equal Marriage Act a step towards full equality in the Americas
Uruguay’s Equal Marriage Act a step towards full equality in the Americas
Uzbekistan: ICRC decides to terminate visits to detainees
Libya: Release Ailing Newspaper Editor
Tunisia: Release TV Station Director
Egypt: Release Report on Abuse of Protesters
Saudi Arabia: Huge Obstacles for First Woman Lawyer
Yemen: Military Changes a Major Transition Step
Costa Rica - Amended by parliament, computer crimes bill needs more amending
Bangladesh - Call for detained blogger's immediate release
Empress Shôken Fund promotes peace, community awareness and humanitarian values
Empress Shôken Fund grants to promote peace, community awareness and humanitarian values
United States: ICRC president completes visit to Washington
Russia: Worker Exploited on Olympic Venues is Detained
UN expert calls on African countries to protect hundreds of minority groups
The 101st Empress Shoken Fund awards
Mali: Two Torture Victims Die in Detention
Côte d’Ivoire: Soldiers on Trial for Abuses
Ukraine: Make the police accountable and stamp out torture
Gaza: ‘Collaborator’ Murders Go Unpunished
Mexico - Two cases fuel controversy about Veracruz governor's award
Cuba - Independent reporter released after seven months in detention
Côte d’Ivoire - Hollande asked to raise journalist's disappearance with visiting Ivorian president
Kuwait - Journalists could be fined a million dollars for criticizing emir
Palestine - IDF urged to punish soldier who deliberately shot, wounded photographer
Nigeria - Newspaper reporters released conditionally after two days
Egypt - Dutch reporter arrested on suspicion of spying, held for 24 hours
Trial by camera – 'TV confessions' and the death penalty in Iran
Death Penalty in Belarus: ‘I can’t believe he’s not here any more’
Massive scale-up targets malnutrition in Angola
Mali: ICRC appeals for funds to boost aid effort
Trial by camera – “TV confessions” and the death penalty in Iran
Malaysia: Drop Sedition Charges for Opposition Leader
Syria: Aerial Attacks Strike Civilians
Activist Grace Akallo says stay steadfast and committed to bring peace through education
Detained journalist’s wife asks why publishing articles has 'become so dangerous in Libya'
Egypt: Address Recurring Sectarian Violence
Papua New Guinea: Police must act urgently to save captured women accused of “sorcery”
Bahrain: Targeted Raids and Arbitrary Detentions
Report Card 11 released by UNICEF charts the well-being of children in 29 rich countries
Death penalty 2012: Despite setbacks, a death penalty-free world came closer
Vietnam: Rights Dialogue Should Produce Concrete Steps
Sri Lanka - UNHCR urged to prevent refugee journalist's expulsion from UAE
United Arab Emirates - Ten months in jail for tweets, new threat to freedom of information
Nigeria - Police hold two Leadership journalists
Honduras - News coverage exposes journalists to growing danger
Guatemala - Second journalist murdered in Jutiapa department, motive still unknown
Uzbekistan: ICRC director-general to discuss detention
Thailand: Defamation Charges Chill Labor Rights Inquiries
China: Kerry Should Prioritize Rights With New Leadership
Peru: Reject ‘Terrorism Denial’ Law
Egypt’s NGO Funding Crackdown
Iraq: Technician training keeps water flowing in rural areas
Afghanistan: Urgent need to protect civilians following fresh attacks
Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir
Kenya: Q&A on Recent Developments on the International Criminal Court
Kenya: New Leadership Should Uphold Rights and Obligations
Russia - Mikhail Beketov: a fighter for press freedom
Azerbaijan - Islamist website editor sentenced to eight years in prison
Argentina - Officials in Formosa province suspected in radio station fire
Q&A: North Korea’s human rights crisis
Côte d'Ivoire: 12,000 farmers given seed to relaunch food crops
Panorama: The ICRC in action worldwide
With volunteers risking their safety, humanitarian work has become part of fabric of community in Homs, Syrian Arab Republic
In Mali, information about breastfeeding is saving children's lives
Katy Perry sees strides in children's education, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene in Madagascar
On International Day, UN rights expert urges greater inclusion for Roma
Turkmenistan: EU Should Press Foreign Minister on Rights
Chile: ICRC observer in exhumation of Pablo Neruda's remains
Ethiopia: Parliamentarians discuss international humanitarian law
On anniversary, Ban honours victims and survivors of Rwanda genocide
Iraq - Growing tribulations of Iraqi journalists
UAE: Don’t Deport Tamil Refugees to Sri Lanka