At least 33,000 civilians have abandoned their homes to avoid clashes between Pakistani security forces and the Taleban, joining over half a million already displaced
Human rights defenders from across Africa say they remain deeply
concerned by the threats, harassment, intimidation and physical
violence they continue to face in ca
The Israel Defense Forces' probe has concluded that it committed no human rights violations and made only rare mistakes, some of which may have resulted in the killing
Around 100,000 desperate civilians still trapped in the conflict zone, require urgent humanitarian aid as reports emerge
that food and medical supplies are running lo
Two men were killed during a demonstration in Pristina in February 2007, when Romanian police under the control of the UN fired rubber bullets at the crowd.
A group of 16 of the world's leading war crimes investigators and
judges - backed by Amnesty International - has urged the United Nations
to launch a full inquiry in
With its narrow mandate, the tribunal will do nothing to address the enormous number of other grave human
rights abuses committed in Lebanon in recent decades.
With fragile ceasefires now in place in Gaza and southern Israel, the
full extent of the devastation caused in the recent conflict is becoming
increasingly clear.
