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"It's about Ability!" for young filmmakers in Viet Nam
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
HO CHI MINH CITY, Viet Nam, 14 May 2013 – Against the hustle and bustle of city traffic, a young boy is quietly putting up a large poster on an empty wall next to a restaurant. While he brushes on the glue with his one good hand, some local boys pull a trick by pouring water on him from the roof of the building. (Full Story)

Philippines: Long road to recovery for survivors of Typhoon Bopha
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
More than four months have passed since Eastern Mindanao was hit by a typhoon that destroyed the homes and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people. This is an update on what the ICRC is doing to help them get back on their feet again. (Full Story)

Russia: “Foreign Agents” Law Hits Hundreds of NGOs
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Email Starting in early March 2013 the Russian government launched a nationwide campaign of inspections of nongovernmental organizations, unprecedented in its scale and scope. read more (Full Story)

Ukraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably Ill
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Email Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers’ approval of new regulations on access to pain medicines will dramatically expand healthcare services for patients with incurable illnesses and reduce unnecessary suffering, Human Rights Watch said today. (Berlin) – Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers’ approval of new regulations on access to pain medicines will dramatically expand healthcare services for patients with incurable illnesses and reduce unnecessary suffering, Human Rights Watch said today.read more (Full Story)

Denmark: No forced returns to ‘volatile’ situation in Somalia
Amnesty International - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Headline Title:  Denmark: No forced returns to ‘volatile’ situation in Somalia 15 May 2013 Forcibly returning people to a volatile security situation in Somalia would violate international law, Amnesty International said as the Danish Refugee Board is due to consider returning five Somali asylum seekers.The Danish hearings on Thursday and Friday come after at least two other European states – Norway and the Netherlands – have already ended suspensions on forcibly returning people to the Somali capital Mogadishu. The Dutch and Norwegian decisions – in December 2012 and February 2013,… (Full Story)

UN human rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end abuses after gruesome video hits Internet
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The mutilation of a Syrian soldier purportedly shown in an internet video is a "truly atrocious act" which should be investigated as a potential war crime, the United Nations human rights chief said today, urging the armed opposition to stop such gross crimes. (Full Story)

Thailand: Rebels Target Children in Southern Conflict
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Email Separatist insurgents in Thailand's southern border provinces are committing war crimes by targeting children and other civilians. (New York) – Separatist insurgents in Thailand's southern border provinces are committing war crimes by targeting children and other civilians, Human Rights Watch said today.read more (Full Story)

Independent UN expert stresses need to improve human rights situation in Eritrea
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The international community must keep Eritrea under "close scrutiny", an independent United Nations expert said today, stressing the need to fundamentally transform the East African nation's "current culture of rights denial." (Full Story)

Activist freed - journalist still missing in The Gambia
Amnesty International - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Headline Title:  Activist freed - journalist still missing in The Gambia 14 May 2013 A Gambian activist detained by the authorities after peacefully expressing his views has been released – but there is still no news about a journalist missing for seven years, Amnesty International says.Imam Baba Leigh, a prominent Muslim cleric and activist, was freed after being held for more than five months at an unknown location after he publicly condemned the execution of nine inmates at Mile II prison in August 2012.He was arrested on 3 December 2012 by two National Intelligence Agency officers… (Full Story)

El Salvador: Authorize Abortion for Woman at Risk of Dying
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Email President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador should ensure that a woman who faces substantial risk of death if her pregnancy continues can obtain an abortion without criminal penalty, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Funes. (Washington, DC) – President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador should ensure that a woman who faces substantial risk of death if her pregnancy continues can obtain an abortion without criminal penalty, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Funes.read more (Full Story)

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