COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Resolution 2163/2017 on the protection of the rights of parents and children belo
1. The Parliamentary Assembly notes that the population of the member States of the Council of Europe is more ethnically, culturally and...
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May 1, 2017
Over 1,000 Police Officers Are Detained in Raids in Turkey
Officers suspected of supporting the American-based cleric Fethullah Gulen were escorted to the police headquarters in Kayseri, Turkey,...
New York Times 1
Apr 26, 2017
Nikki Haley Presides Over Human Rights Discussion at U.N. Security Council
In a bid to show that the Trump administration cares about human rights around the world, its envoy to the United Nations, Nikki R....
New York Times 1
Apr 18, 2017
Worst Chemical Attack in Years in Syria; U.S. Blames Assad
By Anne Barnard and Michael R. Gordon The body of a child after a reported gas attack on Tuesday in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun in...
New York Times 1
Apr 5, 2017
The Netherlands Needs to Stay Vigilant Against Homophobic Violence
A gay couple was walking home in a provincial town, holding hands. They encountered a group of youths who started shouting homophobic...
Human Rights Watch
Apr 4, 2017
Chechen Authorities Arresting and Killing Gay Men, Russian Paper Says
By Andrew E. Kramer MOSCOW — First, two television reporters vanished. Then a waiter went missing. Over the past week, men ranging in age...
New York Times 1
Apr 1, 2017
Inside the “perfect storm” of famine
Like the four countries facing extreme hunger crises today, the famine that gripped Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985 struggled for attention...
IRIN News
Mar 31, 2017
Refugees from Chechnya unsuccessfully seek refuge in Poland
Attorneys refused access to their refugee clients’ interviews with the Border Guard. Photo: Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights On a...
Euronews
Mar 31, 2017
Pakistan wants millions of Afghan refugees gone. It's a humanitarian crisis waiting to happen
© Fayaz Aziz/Reuters In the bustling border town of Peshawar, Pakis In the bustling border town of Peshawar, Pakistan, the lines form...
PRI
Mar 31, 2017
Chios: Syrian refugee critical after 'self-immolation'
More than 60,000 refugees are stranded across Greece [File: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters] CHICOS, Greece— A Syrian refugee is in critical...
Al Jazeera
Mar 31, 2017
Central African Republic: Armed Groups Using Schools
UPC fighters outside a kindergarten in Ngadja, Ouaka province. The fighters have used the building as a base since October 2014. © 2017...
Human Rights Watch
Mar 24, 2017
Beauty and the Beast: Malaysian film censors back down in 'gay moment' row
Country’s censorship board approves 13-plus rating after previously demanding Disney cut gay scene from live-action remake before release...
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Mar 23, 2017
