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unaids.org - New UNAIDS report highlights progress in the AIDS response in Africa GENEVA, 21 May 2013—As the African Union (AU) begins its 21st summit in Addis Ababa, celebrating 50 years of African unity, The ...

hrw.org - (Washington, DC) – The skyrocketing criminal prosecutions of migrants for illegally entering or reentering the United States carry huge human and financial costs, Human Rights Watch said in a repor...

unicef.org - DAMASCUS/AMMAN/GENEVA, 21 May 2013 – UNICEF is extremely concerned about the safety of civilians in the embattled city of Qusayr in Syria and fears that thousands of children and women could be tra...

unwomen.org - What impact does austerity have on women and girls worldwide? Why are they particularly affected? How can gains in gender equality and women’s empowerment be protected in hard economic times? #AskU...

hrw.org - (Berlin) – Kazakh authorities should drop criminal charges against a journalist and immediately release him from a psychiatric clinic where he is under forced observation. On May 13, 2013, a court ...

amnesty.org - Saudi Arabia must halt a “disturbing” rise in death penalty usage that has resulted in at least 47 state killings in the country already this year, Amnesty International urged after six more people...

huffingtonpost.com - We, the undersigned, are writing to demand swift, comprehensive and effective action addressing the representation of rape and domestic violence on Facebook. Specifically, we call on you, Facebook,...

advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org - Most of this report was researched, written, and edited by Lisa Ferguson, Weiping Li, Alex Laverty, Ellery Roberts Biddle, and Sarah Myers. Global Voices Advocacy's Netizen Report offers an interna...

hrw.org - (Moscow) – Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland should urge Russian leaders to end the crackdown on civil society groups during his visit to Russia. Jagland is in Moscow on May 19 ...

ohchr.org - APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE AT HRC23 (27 MAY-14 JUNE 2013) [click for Secretariat’s NV] English [PDF] – French [PDF] [click for Secretariat’s NV: call for candidatures] English [Word - PDF]  – French [...

unicef.org - BANGUI/YAOUNDE, 21 May 2013 – UNICEF and its partners are mounting an emergency measles vaccination campaign in Bangui, the conflict-hit capital of the Central African Republic, after eight childre...

unicefmena.tumblr.com - UNICEF Middle East and North Africa UNICEF helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to help children survive and thr...

takeaction.amnestyusa.org - A total ban on abortions in El Salvador threatens the life of Beatriz, a pregnant mother who suffers from a number of medical conditions that put her at risk of pregnancy-related death. If Beatriz’...

who.int - The Sixty-sixth session of the World Health Assembly takes place in Geneva during 20–28 May 2013. The World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations...

one.org - WASHINGTON (May 21, 2013) – The House Appropriations Committee today approved the spending allocations for the 2014 Fiscal Year appropriations bills. The allocation for the State-Foreign Operations...

storify.com - Police also sealed off the offices of Red Pepper. On May 15, the newspaper had published a press release said to have been written by General Sejusa’s lawyer that discussed the general’s letter. Re...

hrw.org - This report documents the negative impact of illegal entry and reentry prosecutions, which have increased 1,400 and 300 percent, respectively, over the past 10 years and now outnumber prosecutions ...

amnestyusa.org - Saudi Arabia must halt a “disturbing” rise in death penalty usage that has resulted in at least 47 state killings in the country already this year, Amnesty International urged after six more people...

usatoday.com - Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City on May 10, 2013. (Photo: Moises Castillo, AP) GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's top...

unhcr.org - This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 21 May 2013, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A chol...

ohchr.org - Grounding development priorities in human rights: Incentives to improve equality, social security and accountability The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have played an important role in placing...

unesco.org - “Cultural heritage and education are what suffered most during three decades of conflict,” said Minister Rassoul, thanking UNESCO for its leadership in the aftermath of the destruction of the Buddh...

vice.com - On the 7th of February, 2013, there was a dispute inside Guantanamo Bay over prison guards searching Qur'ans. For the following two days, inmates ate the remainder of the food they had – including ...

millionmomschallenge.org - A Life of Impact, A Voice for Change Milly Businge is 57 years old and is the mother of eight children, seven surviving. She lives in rural Uganda, about 150 miles from Kampala. She was in the USA ...

amnestyusa.org - A decision by El Salvador’s Supreme Court to, once again, put off a ruling on whether or not to allow a severely ill pregnant woman to have an abortion shows no humanity, Amnesty International said...

diplomaticourier.com - Written by Mark Leon Goldberg, Guest Contributor | 09 May 2013 In 2000 world leaders gathered at the United Nations to agree on a set of eight targets for international development. Since then, the...

storify.com - On Monday, May 20, CARE, in partnership with the The World Affairs Council of Atlanta and the Center for Strategic and International Studies will host the second annual Atlanta Summit on Global Hea...

globalmemo.org - Update, 20 May:  Patricia R. Francis, of Jamaica (bio), has been confirmed a nominee for the post. Francis is currently the head of the International Trade Center, a position that carries the rank ...

access-info.org - Madrid, 6 May 2012 – Access Info Europe has applied to the European Court of Justice to intervene in a case which is of great importance to the European public in the context of the financial crisi...

amnestyusa.org - Guatemala's Constitutional Court on Monday overturned the recent conviction and sentencing of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity. "This ruling is a dev...

hrw.org - Starting in early March 2013 the Russian government launched a nationwide campaign of inspections of nongovernmental organizations, unprecedented in its scale and scope. The inspections were highly...

online.wsj.com - NEW DELHI—Just weeks after a gang-rape that shocked India, the National Human Rights Commission convened a meeting to discuss what to do about violence against women. At the January gathering, G.P....

huffingtonpost.com - Every year on May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) is marked around the world by scenes of celebration and reflection. Last Friday, in towns and cities from Tira...

unesco.org - “I am appalled by the killing of Alberto Lázaro del Valle and trust that the Colombian authorities will be successful in their efforts to find and try those responsible for this crime. This is esse...

crisisgroup.org - Events in the last twelve months indicate growing discontent inside Eritrea’s tightly controlled regime, as well as deepening political and social divisions. While the mounting number of incidents ...

shabait.com - On 28 March last month, the ICG released a report entitled: “Eritrea: Scenarios for Future Transition”. Unfortunately, as we illustrate below1 , ICG’s primary sources are mostly the same circle of ...

anhri.net - The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), denounces preventing the issuance of the issue of Sunday May 19 of “djaridati” its French version “mon journal” and the Attorney General Act...

amnesty.org - Guatemala's Constitutional Court on Monday overturned the recent conviction and sentencing of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity. "This ruling is a dev...

mindfood.com - Water is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about women’s rights. But, globally, women and girls spend an estimated 200 million hours each day collecting this life necessity. We ...

unesco.org - He is the co-author, along with Kurt Jonassohn, of “The History and Sociology of Genocide” (Yale, 1990), an associate editor of the three-volume Macmillan Reference USA Encyclopedia of Genocide and...

guardian.co.uk - Last month, in a fit of anger, Laura Bates tweeted a screenshot of a Facebook page called "Drop kicking sluts in the teeth" to the beauty company Dove. Bates, the founder of the Everyday Sexism pro...

cihrs.org - Organization: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Salary: The remuneration will be commensurate with the experience of the applicant and competitive rates in Egyptian NGOs Founded in 1...

bbc.co.uk - Lawyers defending UK government departments from charges of assisting in the rendition of a Libyan man say they will consider paying him damages. Abdul-Hakim Belhaj says he was seized in China in 2...

policymic.com - On Saturday, Afghanistan’s Elimination of Violence Against Women Act — a mandate issued in 2009 by President Hamid Karzai — was debated to gain Parliamentary approval. However, conservative MPs and...

en.rsf.org - Reporters Without Borders is dismayed to learn of radio journalist Guylain Chandjaro’s death in Bunia, a city in the eastern region of Ituri. He was a Swahili-language journalist with Radio Canal R...

indexoncensorship.org - The so-called secrecy bill’s passage through the South African parliament mirrors an increasing political intolerance towards diverse views that in some cases has spilled over in violence, Christi ...

rhrealitycheck.org - “All the women living with HIV in my organization have been subjected to various forms of violence before and after diagnosis, from sexual violence, psychological, economic to institutional violenc...

cpj.org - The Obama administration continued to clamp down on officials who leak sensitive information to the news media. A former CIA officer pleaded guilty to criminal charges of leaking a covert operative...

awid.org - Sunya Ward Education and Training (SWEAT) was established in 2006 as a community based organization in the Kiteto district, Tanzania. SWEAT seeks to enhance education and provision of other basic s...

ohchr.org - The Universal Periodic Review "has great potential to promote and protect human rights in the darkest corners of the world.” – Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) ...