UN Human Rights Council investigates human rights violations in Palestine
Council strongly condemns violence resulting from Israeli offensive in Gaza; welcomes Egypt’s…
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing, Amnesty calls for investigation into violations
Death toll from the ongoing violence leaves 121 dead in Gaza; no…
The special court for Sierra Leone rests – for good
The court, ruling in April 2012, found Mr Taylor guilty of five…
In answer to Pope Tawadros, now is the time to talk about human rights
By Wael Eskandar Last week Pope Tawadros issued the latest in a…
More than 50 million driven from homes by war, crisis: UN
The UNHCR said there were 51.2 million forcibly displaced people at the…
Syria prisoner releases begin after amnesty: Lawyer
The releases came a day after Syrian state television reported that Assad…
Syrian babies ‘born refugees’ in Lebanon
Lebanon is home to more than a million refugees from Syria’s devastating…
Lebanon rapped for blocking Palestinians fleeing Syria
AFP - Human Rights Watch and a UN refugee agency expressed concern…
14 die in Damascus shelling, new presidential hopefuls named
AFP- At least 14 people were killed on Monday in a rebel…
A world free of wartime rape is within our reach
By Zainab Hawa Bangura Conflict-related sexual violence is a war crime mired…