Gay Chechens flee threats, beatings and exorcism
Family pressure has fueled a sense of persecution felt by gay people in Chechnya, a mainly Muslim region in southern Russia. Dozens have...
BBC News
Apr 6, 2018
Human Rights Council extends mandates on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Iran, South S
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted five resolutions in which it extended the mandates on the Democratic People’s...
Genocide Watch
Mar 23, 2018
Human Rights Council adopts 10 texts, requests a high-level panel discussion on genocide and a study
Asks Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures to Present a Set of Elements to be Considered in the Preparation of a Draft...
Genocide Watch
Mar 23, 2018
Yemen: Diphtheria outbreak 'symptoms of collapsed health system'
Since the disease was first detected six months ago, around 1,300 people have been infected and more than 70 have died. The World Health...
Al Jazeera
Mar 18, 2018
Saudis in secret talks with Houthis to end Yemen's war: report
Sources say clandestine discussions have been going on for two months in neighbouring Oman, news agency says. The UN estimates 22.2...
Al Jazeera
Mar 15, 2018
Myanmar: UN expert calls for accountability over violence in Rakhine State
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, told the Human Rights Council on Monday she was...
Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2018
Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar: concrete and overwhelming information points to international crime
Experts of the UN Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar called on Myanmar authorities Monday to stop dismissing reports that serious human...
Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2018
Human Rights Council discusses human rights situation in Myanmar
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights...
Genocide Watch
Mar 12, 2018
International human rights and free speech organisations express grave concerns as Cumhuriyet trial
Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, PEN Belgium/Flanders, PEN Nederland, PEN International...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 8, 2018
A Hidden Face of War
By Isabelle Arradon A few years ago, a woman in her sixties outside Banda Aceh in Indonesia told me about the rape and other torture she...
International Crisis Group 1
Mar 7, 2018
RSF shines light on “forbidden coverage” of women’s rights
To mark International Women’s Day (March 8), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is publishing a report entitled “Women’s rights: Forbidden...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 5, 2018
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict calls for end to ‘culture of denial’ in Sud
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, has called for an end to the ‘culture...
Radio Dabanga
Mar 1, 2018
