UN experts urge real dialogue with children about their rights
Call comes for 25th anniversary of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child GENEVA (23 September 2014) – The challenges of today’s...
Expertas de la ONU instan a Perú a intensificar esfuerzos para...
LIMA / GINEBRA (22 de septiembre de 2014) – El Gobierno de Perú debe intensificar sus esfuerzos para luchar contra la discriminación de género...
La bisexualidad se reivindica como orientación sexual diferenciada
Las personas bisexuales reclaman el fin de la presunción de homosexualidad en caso de pareja del mismo sexo
El Área de Bisexualidad...
South African move on child trafficking
JOHANNESBURG, 17 September 2014 (IRIN) - The announcement yesterday that parents would have another nine months to comply with new regulations for travelling into...
Armed groups in CAR
BANGUI, 17 September 2014 (IRIN) - This week saw the official launch of the UN Mission for the Stabilization of the Central African Republic...
UN peacekeeping dilemmas in CAR
LONDON, 19 September 2014 (IRIN) - The flags flew, the bands played, green African Union (AU) berets were swapped for blue UN ones, and...
Is the EU doing enough to prevent migrant deaths at sea?
JOHANNESBURG, 19 September 2014 (IRIN) - The news that up to 850 lives were lost in the Mediterranean this past weekend as a result...
Turning away the Ebola dying
MONROVIA, 17 September 2014 (IRIN) - A US announcement on 16 September to send 3,000 troops to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in Liberia was welcomed...
Cameroon border towns no safe haven for Nigerian refugees
MAROUA (CAMEROON), 17 September 2014 (IRIN) - Nigerians fleeing Boko Haram violence at home and seeking refuge in Cameroon border towns are still not...
Intimidation, uncertainty mar aid work in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
SITTWE, 19 September 2014 (IRIN) - Nearly six months after international aid workers fled Myanmar's Rakhine State when Buddhist mobs attacked their offices and...
UNSC’s response to terrorism must respect international human rights norms
Open Letter addressed yesterday to Members of the United Nations Security Council Your Excellency, On the eve of the Summit...
What’s in the UN’s new Gaza agreement?
GAZA, JERUSALEM, DUBAI, 19 September 2014 (IRIN) - On 16 September the UN announced a new deal that is supposed to ease restrictions on...
Ultimate Betrayal – Cambodia’s orphanage scandal
NAIROBI, 18 September 2014 (IRIN) - IRIN is proud to announce the launch of Ultimate Betrayal, a film by award-winning film maker Nicky Lankester....
SIRIA | Indignación en RSF por las declaraciones forzadas del periodista...
Reporteros Sin Fronteras manifiesta su consternación por la publicación, hoy, jueves 18 de septiembre, del video del Estado Islámico (ISIS) en el que se...
Have your say for peace – UN expert urges NGOs to...
For the International Day of Peace - Sunday 21 September 2014 GENEVA (19 September 2014) – The United Nations Independent Expert on...
Experta de la ONU insta a los Estados a hacer más...
Llamado para el Día Mundial del Alzheimer, 21 de septiembre de 2014
GINEBRA (19 de septiembre de 2014) - Los Estados deben hacer...
Luchar contra uno de los “negocios” ilegales más lucrativos
MADRID.- El próximo martes 23 de septiembre es el Día Internacional contra la Explotación Sexual y el Tráfico de Mujeres, Niñas y Niños, instaurado...
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville,...
1) Murder of migrants in the Mediterranean UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has just issued a news...
Bring “Mediterranean mass murderers” to justice – UN Human Rights Chief
GENEVA (19 September 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday urged Egypt and other North African and...
Darwesh, refugee from Iraq: “I am thankful we are alive”
Al-MALIKIYAH (SYRIA), 17 September 2014 (IRIN) - Darwesh, 65, and his extended family were among thousands who fled the predominantly Yazidi town of Tel...
Life after death in Iraq
Al-MALIKIYAH (SYRIA), 17 September 2014 (IRIN) - Nearly 1.8 million Iraqis are estimated to have fled their homes since January 2014, with most fleeing...
State officials answerable to the public on preventable child mortality –...
GENEVA (18 September 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Thursday that the State has a moral and...
UN experts urge Ethiopia to stop using anti-terrorism legislation to curb...
GENEVA (18 September 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today urged the Government of Ethiopia to stop misusing anti-terrorism legislation...
UN and AU commit to advance business and human rights agenda...
ADDIS ABABA/GENEVA (18 September 2014) - The first African Forum on Business and Human Rights concluded today with a strong call for action to...
Eritrea human rights: UN expert to interview Eritrean diaspora in Italy
GENEVA (18 September 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, will make an official...
La imputación de los médicos que atendieron a Piotr Piskozub, consecuencia...
La APDHA insiste en investigar la responsabilidad de las administraciones en el fallecimiento.
La APDHA considera la imputación de los tres médicos...
Myanmar: UN human rights expert commends reforms to date, but warns...
NEW YORK / GENEVA (29 October 2014) – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, commended...
Prevention of Torture: UN human rights body suspends Azerbaijan visit citing...
BAKU (17 September 2014) – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has decided to suspend its visit to Azerbaijan due to...
Cambodian Garment workers demand higher minimum wage
H&M among the leading clothing brands urged to show leadership and commitment to achieving a living wage
Today, September 17, garment workers across Cambodia...
Rethinking global drug policy
NEW YORK, 15 September 2014 (IRIN) - What would the world look like if governments - instead of crime syndicates - controlled drug markets...
