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List Human Rights Headlines
[headlines] Zimbabwe: Women make up more than one-third of new parliament
2013-09-06 21:18:54
[headlines] Netherlands Supreme Court hands down historic judgment over Srebrenica genocide
2013-09-06 14:12:58
[headlines] Tanzania: Hazardous life of child gold miners
2013-09-02 15:24:46
[headlines] Pillay: Sri Lanka heading in 'authoritarian direction'
2013-09-02 12:43:20
[headlines] Syria: Samples collected at site of alleged chemical weapons use to be sent to labs
2013-09-02 12:35:19
[headlines] International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, 30 August
2013-08-30 11:03:43
[headlines] ICRC: Families of missing people need better support
2013-08-29 15:48:56
[headlines] OSCE opens election observation mission for presidential election in Azerbaijan
2013-08-29 14:30:24
[headlines] OSCE media freedom representative appalled by attempts to force US reporter to reveal sources
2013-08-28 12:18:43
[headlines] UN-Arab League envoy 'confident' conference on ending Syria crisis will take place
2013-08-28 10:56:49
[headlines] Australia: Human Rights Watch opens Sydney office
2013-08-27 11:19:58
[headlines] UNMIK failed to investigate the abduction and murders of Kosovo Serbs
2013-08-27 11:05:28
[headlines] The impact of businesses on human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
2013-08-26 13:15:31
[headlines] Egypt: Unprecedented spike in scale of sectarian violence and reprisals against Copts
2013-08-25 13:40:48
[headlines] International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, 23 August
2013-08-23 13:24:49
[headlines] Jakarta Declaration addresses irregular movements in Asia-Pacific
2013-08-21 18:48:23
[headlines] UN agencies mount swift response as Syrian refugees pour into Iraq's Kurdistan region
2013-08-21 14:17:37
[headlines] New OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors starts mandate
2013-08-20 12:52:47
[headlines] Jordan: Children among Syrian refugees denied entry
2013-08-19 18:43:52
[headlines] UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Congo DRC from 22 to 28 August 2013
2013-08-19 13:54:14
[headlines] Pakistan ends five-year unofficial moratorium on executions
2013-08-19 11:54:45
[headlines] Egypt: Non-peaceful assembly does not justify collective punishment
2013-08-16 12:54:44
[headlines] Sri Lanka: Fear for reprisals from the military
2013-08-16 12:51:32
[headlines] UN panel set to begin hearings into human rights in North Korea
2013-08-16 10:16:27
[headlines] UN human rights chief Navi Pillay to visit Sri Lanka from 25-31 August
2013-08-15 14:29:18
[headlines] Central Africa Republic: Forced displacement continuing amid lawlessness
2013-08-14 11:18:34
[headlines] Bangladesh: Concerns for critic's safety, growing intolerance of criticism
2013-08-14 10:56:12
[headlines] Human Rights Council Advisory Committee discusses human rights in post-disaster and post-conflict situations
2013-08-13 13:00:15
[headlines] Marking International Youth Day, UN officials spotlight rights and potential of young migrants
2013-08-12 17:48:20
[headlines] Angola: Defamation laws silence journalists
2013-08-12 12:01:20
[headlines] Nigeria: Wave of devastating forced evictions in Badia East
2013-08-12 10:48:10
[headlines] HREA launches annual Advocacy Institute
2013-08-07 18:04:00
[headlines] Australia: Retrogressive and inhumane refugee policy
2013-08-06 15:14:26
[headlines] Austria becomes the 13th European country to allow same-sex second-parent adoption
2013-08-01 12:19:30
[headlines] Ivorian refugee repatriation from Liberia this year tops 10,000 mark
2013-08-01 12:13:49
[headlines] Bahrain: Parliament moves to curtail basic human rights
2013-08-01 11:59:16
[headlines] Lebanon: A Code of Conduct to recruit migrant domestic workers
2013-07-31 15:24:35
[headlines] Israel: Protect citizens' rights to protest peacefully against forced evictions, urges Amnesty
2013-07-31 15:21:02
[headlines] Haiti: IACHR condemns recent wave of violence against LGTBI persons
2013-07-31 15:16:13
[headlines] New UN statistics show alarming rise in rapes in strife-torn eastern DR Congo
2013-07-30 20:13:52
[headlines] Palestinian Authority police beat protesters
2013-07-30 17:46:27
[headlines] Myanmar: UN Special Rapporteur welcomes latest release of prisoners of conscience, but raises alarm over ongoing arrests
2013-07-29 12:56:36
[headlines] USA: Expand protections for people with disabilities
2013-07-26 12:33:00
[headlines] Cambodia: Systematic problems undermine elections
2013-07-26 12:27:38
[headlines] Expert group on mercenaries debates use of private military and security companies by the UN
2013-07-26 12:09:26
[headlines] UN expert on human rights and environment visits Costa Rica from 28 July to 1 August 2013
2013-07-25 18:14:56
[headlines] Italy: Legal protection for LGBT people needs strengthening
2013-07-25 13:10:11
[headlines] India: Court decision requires Dow Chemical to respond to Bhopal gas tragedy
2013-07-24 11:05:42
[headlines] OSCE media freedom representative warns UK, Internet filtering ineffective, open to abuse
2013-07-23 19:15:02
[headlines] India: Excessive use of force against protests in Kashmir
2013-07-23 12:12:43
[headlines] Overwhelming opposition to female genital mutilation/cutting, yet millions of girls still at risk
2013-07-22 18:21:52
[headlines] Bangladesh amends Labour Act
2013-07-22 12:17:30
[headlines] South Sudan: Army making ethnic conflict worse
2013-07-19 11:32:01
[headlines] India: Court report suggests frightening administrative failure in Manipur
2013-07-19 11:25:40
[headlines] Astrid Thors appointed as OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
2013-07-18 11:04:41
[headlines] Indonesia: New law restricts rights to association, expression, and religion
2013-07-18 10:59:55
[headlines] The European anti-torture committee publishes its first report on forced return flights from the UK
2013-07-18 10:38:35
[headlines] Egypt: President Morsi ousted by military
2013-07-04 07:53:07
[headlines] Millennium Development Goals are within reach, but stronger efforts needed
2013-07-01 19:46:05
[headlines] Russia: New laws an affront to basic human rights
2013-07-01 18:45:02
[headlines] USA: Supreme Court rules on Defense of Marriage Act
2013-06-26 22:21:08
[headlines] Russian Federation: OSCE calls recent legislative initiatives potentially harmful to freedom of expression and freedom of the media
2013-06-26 09:22:51
[headlines] Indonesia: Special report on practice of torture released
2013-06-26 09:17:30
[headlines] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Turkey
2013-06-26 09:15:16
[headlines] Albania: Elections active and competitive, but mistrust between political forces tainted the environment
2013-06-25 23:58:06
[headlines] UN experts urge governments to do more to help torture victims and their families
2013-06-25 17:51:26
[headlines] New UNHCR report says global forced displacement at 18-year high
2013-06-19 14:19:38
[headlines] Pillay urges Turkey’s government and civil society to take urgent action to defuse tensions
2013-06-18 13:40:25
[headlines] Spain blocks investigations of Franco-era crimes
2013-06-17 12:23:49
[headlines] Progress made in the fight against child labour in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
2013-06-12 12:49:03
[headlines] Ten million child labourers in domestic work
2013-06-12 11:57:17
[headlines] DCHRS establishes local offices in Syria
2013-06-11 15:17:04
[headlines] Musicians strike a chord against child labour
2013-06-11 14:50:36
[headlines] IACHR to hold first Inter-American conference on friendly settlements
2013-06-06 19:16:29
[headlines] Egypt: Unjust verdict in human rights activist' trial
2013-06-05 12:17:10
[headlines] UN Special Rapporteur calls for a moratorium on lethal autonomous robots
2013-05-31 12:46:11
[headlines] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Portugal
2013-05-28 19:49:19
[headlines] Burma: Coerced birth control reflects broader persecution of Muslim minority
2013-05-28 15:14:03
[headlines] Indonesia: UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing launches first visit
2013-05-27 11:25:53
[headlines] South Korea: UN Special Rapporteur on rights defenders in first official visit to the country
2013-05-27 11:24:25
[headlines] Italy: OSCE media freedom representative concerned over prison sentences for defamation
2013-05-27 11:15:09
[headlines] Iran: Threats to free, fair elections
2013-05-24 17:18:16
[headlines] Latest round of talks in Transdniestrian settlement process concluded in Odesa with agreement on confidence-building measure
2013-05-24 17:16:26
[headlines] USA: Prosecuting migrants is hurting families
2013-05-22 14:24:32
[headlines] Sri Lanka: Since war's end an erosion of rights, absence of accountability
2013-05-20 20:27:36
[headlines] International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - 17 May
2013-05-17 04:34:38
[headlines] Bangladesh: UN Special Rapporteur to assess the situation of violence against women
2013-05-17 02:04:34
[headlines] Bulgaria's elections competetive and well run, but trust in process is lacking
2013-05-13 11:01:17
[headlines] Syria: Surge required in humanitarian response to needs
2013-05-13 09:39:45
[headlines] OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for presidential election in Mongolia
2013-05-13 07:23:51
[headlines] New wave of arrests and harassment of Chad's opposition
2013-05-10 09:29:25
[headlines] IACHR takes case involving Venezuela to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
2013-05-10 08:57:46
[headlines] Egypt risks drifting further away from human rights ideals that drove revolution
2013-05-09 07:19:36
[headlines] Mali: All sides must abide by laws of war, urges Human Rights Watch
2013-05-08 07:05:16
[headlines] US faces gaps in protecting human rights in business activities
2013-05-03 07:17:01
[headlines] World Press Freedom Day - 3 May 2013
2013-05-03 07:10:44
[headlines] Egypt: Journalists still challenging restriction, lack of political will to free press and media
2013-05-02 15:27:22
[headlines] Journalists must work in safety reminds OSCE Chairperson on World Press Freedom Day
2013-05-02 10:37:05
[headlines] Malaysia: Violence, cyber attacks threaten elections
2013-05-02 07:07:47
[headlines] Argentina: UN Special Rapporteur calls for guarantees and respect for the independence of the judiciary
2013-05-01 10:37:23
[headlines] Japan executions show 'chilling' escalation in death penalty use
2013-04-29 10:41:39
[headlines] Failed talks and spread of war accelerating Sudan's 'Somalization'
2013-04-29 07:42:04
[headlines] More than 1.3 million refugees from Syria in dire need of increased international support
2013-04-25 13:33:46
[headlines] Russia: Worst human rights climate in post-Soviet era
2013-04-24 13:52:20
[headlines] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Portugal
2013-04-24 08:15:28
[headlines] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Greece
2013-04-22 13:04:03
[headlines] Ban meets with UN partners in Washington DC to boost 'quality and equality' of education
2013-04-19 10:06:02
[headlines] Sudan: Indiscriminate bombing exacerbates humanitarian crisis in Southern Kordofan
2013-04-17 10:55:33
[headlines] OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria
2013-04-16 11:18:29
[headlines] UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of the judiciary visits Russian Federation
2013-04-15 11:28:34
[headlines] Côte d'Ivoire: Soldiers on trial for abuses
2013-04-11 23:30:46
[headlines] Death penalty 2012: Despite setbacks, a death penalty-free world came closer
2013-04-10 06:33:37
[headlines] Bahrain: Targeted raids and arbitrary detentions
2013-04-10 06:20:19
[headlines] International donors pledge billions for recovery of Darfur
2013-04-09 08:48:53
[headlines] Inspections of Russian media NGOs could affect media freedom
2013-04-09 08:24:46
[headlines] Hungary is entrenching the criminalization of homelessness
2013-04-04 09:31:06
[headlines] UN General Assembly approves global arms trade treaty
2013-04-03 10:00:44
[headlines] Ethiopia: Muslim protesters face unfair trial
2013-04-02 10:29:45
[headlines] Algeria: Activists barred from World Social Forum
2013-03-27 17:22:01
[headlines] Syria conflict contributing to rising asylum claims in industrialized countries
2013-03-21 13:06:49
[headlines] International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination - 21 March
2013-03-21 11:15:18
[headlines] Arms proliferation and abuse shatter communities in Côte d'Ivoire
2013-03-20 09:51:06
[headlines] Some countries 'slipping back' to discrimination against LGBT people
2013-03-19 16:06:58
[headlines] Guatemala genocide trial a landmark
2013-03-19 12:31:00
[headlines] Women stand up to wave of injustice and violence in Egypt
2013-03-18 09:44:54
[headlines] Syria: Two years on, immense suffering with no end in sight
2013-03-15 10:39:21
[headlines] 'Rise of South' transforming global power balance, says 2013 Human Development Report
2013-03-15 10:14:41
[headlines] Cambodia: UN Special Rapporteur urges government and international to community to speed up Khmer Rouge trials
2013-03-15 10:04:14
[headlines] Congo DRC: Deaths in detention centers doubled in 2012
2013-03-14 09:41:59
[headlines] Protection of minority languages is a human rights obligation
2013-03-13 10:07:58
[headlines] Iran: UN expert raises alarm over increased degree of seriousness of human rights violations
2013-03-13 10:03:41
[headlines] Israel: Detained asylum seekers pressured to leave
2013-03-13 09:56:08
[headlines] ICC Prosecutor withdraws charges related to 2007 election against senior Kenyan official
2013-03-12 09:08:00
[headlines] Hungary: Amendments to constitution raise concerns about rule of law
2013-03-12 08:51:07
[headlines] Hungary: Constitution changes warrant EU action
2013-03-12 08:44:04
[headlines] Iraq: Still paying a high price after a decade of abuses
2013-03-11 09:25:56
[headlines] Human Rights Council: Maintain scrutiny of Burma, urges Human Rights Watch
2013-03-11 08:52:22
[headlines] International Women's Day - 8 March
2013-03-08 08:31:38
[headlines] UN Special Rapporteur reports on the plight of religious minorities in the world
2013-03-07 15:46:12
[headlines] Venezuela: Chávez's authoritarian legacy
2013-03-06 05:41:41
[headlines] UN women's commission begins annual session with call to stop gender-based violence
2013-03-05 07:14:44
[headlines] 'Empowering women is shortcut to tackling hunger'
2013-03-04 17:41:04
[headlines] Pillay recounts 'daunting year' for human rights
2013-03-01 10:44:10
[headlines] Death of Stéphane Hessel, 'one of the great champions of human rights'
2013-02-28 08:30:43
[headlines] Hundreds of thousands call for Liu Xiaobo's release
2013-02-28 08:29:13
[headlines] Sudan: Crackdown on political opposition
2013-02-27 11:33:06
[headlines] Haiti: Pillay urges justice for past abuses
2013-02-22 16:25:09
[headlines] USA: UN human rights experts call on Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
2013-02-19 23:53:48
[headlines] Independent UN panel urges action amid ongoing human rights abuses in Syria conflict
2013-02-19 08:42:45
[headlines] Cote d'Ivoire: Confirmation of charges hearing in the case of Laurent Gbagbo before the ICC: A key step towards justice for victims
2013-02-19 08:26:40
[headlines] Pakistan: Authorities must do more to protect Hazara community from deadly attacks, urges Amnesty International
2013-02-19 08:21:15
[headlines] Human Rights Council Advisory Committee opens tenth session
2013-02-19 08:14:03
[headlines] One Billion Rising campaign on Valentine's Day
2013-02-15 11:59:59
[headlines] Canada: Abusive policing, neglect along 'Highway of Tears'
2013-02-14 11:06:15
[headlines] Kuwait: Human rights setbacks amid political crisis
2013-02-12 23:58:08
[headlines] IACHR concludes its working visit to Suriname
2013-02-12 19:50:07
[headlines] Global arms trade contributes to use of child soldiers
2013-02-11 12:25:13
[headlines] Egypt: Impunity fuels sexual violence
2013-02-08 14:46:06
[headlines] OSCE calls for more co-operation to prevent human trafficking in Mediterranean
2013-02-08 10:31:01
[headlines] Thailand: Striking contrasts in access to safe drinking water and sanitation
2013-02-08 10:25:57
[headlines] Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will enter into force on 5 May
2013-02-06 18:23:49
[headlines] Pillay pays tribute to civil rights activist Rosa Parks
2013-02-05 16:49:17
[headlines] Turkey: OSCE media freedom representative welcomes government's reform pledge, stresses need to better protect journalists
2013-02-05 15:46:18
[headlines] Syria: UN begins delivery of safe water supplies for 10 million people
2013-02-04 22:31:28
[headlines] Russian Federation: UN human rights experts advise Duma to scrap bill on 'homosexuality propaganda'
2013-02-01 16:29:52
[headlines] Egypt: Rising violence against female protesters
2013-01-31 23:32:31
[headlines] In face of non-cooperation, UN calls on Israel to take part in human rights review
2013-01-30 10:33:19
[headlines] Israel sets precedence by not taking part in Universal Periodic Review session
2013-01-30 10:10:50
[headlines] Security Council must act now to address Syria crisis, UN-Arab League envoy stresses
2013-01-30 08:12:51
[headlines] Egypt: Detention without judicial review; trials lacking appeal rights
2013-01-30 07:58:53
[headlines] Kenya: Stalled police reform is a risk to elections
2013-01-30 07:52:02
[headlines] UN Special Rapporteur on right to safe drinking water and sanitation launches first mission to Thailand
2013-01-29 10:55:06
[headlines] Egypt: Pillay urges serious dialogue and end to use of excessive force
2013-01-29 10:53:11
[headlines] Russian Federation: Protests against draft homophobic law
2013-01-29 01:17:27
[headlines] 'Spain must make a priority the fight against racism, now more than ever'
2013-01-29 01:13:11
[headlines] On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, OSCE urges renewed efforts to fight intolerance, stressing importance of human rights education
2013-01-27 12:32:12
[headlines] International Holocaust Remembrance Day - 27 January
2013-01-27 12:29:53
[headlines] India: Pillay praises groundbreaking report on violence against women
2013-01-26 07:47:00
[headlines] Egypt: Two years after the revolution, the protection of basic citizens’ rights remains non-existent
2013-01-24 10:39:20
[headlines] UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association concludes visit to United Kingdom
2013-01-24 10:32:45
[headlines] Russian Federation: Report makes critical assessment of treatment of detained persons in Northern Caucasus
2013-01-24 10:23:51
[hr-media] Syria: Two journalists shot dead in space of 24 hours
2013-01-23 09:06:52
[headlines] Desperation drives more Rohingya onto smugglers' boats
2013-01-23 08:49:08
[headlines] More than 7,500 flee new Mali offensive; refugees report food shortages
2013-01-23 08:48:17
[headlines] Dominican Republic: Police officers charged in key killings case
2013-01-23 08:27:21
[headlines] Italy: Summary returns to Greece violate refugee rights
2013-01-22 09:10:20
[headlines] Egypt: Prosecuting writers and journalists by 24 cases and reports on charges of insulting the president
2013-01-21 15:30:15
[headlines] Moldova: OSCE urges leaders to intensify efforts ahead of Transdniestrian settlement talks
2013-01-21 14:52:34
[headlines] Kenya: Plans to force 55,000 refugees into camps
2013-01-21 14:13:48
[headlines] Pakistan: Investigate deaths in lawless Tribal Areas, urges Amnesty
2013-01-18 14:49:53
[headlines] Myanmar: Indiscriminate attacks in Kachin State
2013-01-18 14:48:13
[headlines] First fact-finding visit to Greece by UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
2013-01-18 14:38:44
[headlines] UN Special Rapporteur on racism visits Spain from 21 to 28 January 2013
2013-01-17 12:23:16
[headlines] Sri Lanka: Appointment of new Chief Justice undermines rule of law
2013-01-16 09:45:26
[headlines] Indonesia: Religious freedom under attack as Shi'a villagers face eviction
2013-01-16 06:05:37
[headlines] Pillay calls for international inquiry into human rights abuses in DPR Korea
2013-01-14 15:06:29
[headlines] Bosnia and Herzegovina: OSCE media freedom representative concerned about weakening of public service broadcasting
2013-01-14 15:01:17
[headlines] Sudan: Crackdown on civil society
2013-01-14 14:49:11
[headlines] UN expert group on people of African descent launches first fact-finding mission to Panama
2013-01-11 12:44:21
[headlines] Ireland: Abortion laws incompatible with human rights obligations
2013-01-11 12:06:28
[headlines] Haiti: Three years on from earthquake housing situation catastrophic
2013-01-11 12:05:09
[headlines] Zimbabwe: Human rights reforms needed before elections, says Human Rights Watch
2013-01-10 10:06:50
[headlines] GRECO urges Estonia to sharpen corruption prevention policy concerning members of Parliament, judges and prosecutors
2013-01-09 09:17:33
[headlines] Saudi Arabia: Halt execution of Sri Lankan migrant worker
2013-01-09 09:04:16
[headlines] Congo DRC: Security Council action in efforts against conflict-related sexual violence
2013-01-09 08:57:55
[headlines] Canada: Calls for meaningful dialogue with Aboriginal leaders after weeks of protests
2013-01-09 08:54:06
[headlines] Attacks and threats against journalists in Northern Ireland
2013-01-08 15:33:39
[headlines] Guantánamo: In his second term Obama must correct human rights failure, urges Amnesty
2013-01-08 14:05:26
[headlines] Bahrain: Highest court upholds grossly unfair convictions
2013-01-08 13:04:39
[headlines] Central African Republic: Child recruitment by armed groups
2013-01-06 21:51:09
[headlines] Canada: Indigenous protest movement highlights deep-rooted injustices
2013-01-04 17:40:00
[headlines] USA: Defense bill signing backtracks on Guantanamo
2013-01-04 13:29:00
[headlines] Data analysis suggests over 60,000 people killed in Syria conflict
2013-01-03 17:36:06
[headlines] UN peacekeeping mission ends operations as Timor-Leste continues on path to 'brighter' future
2013-01-02 08:46:14
[headlines] Pillay calls for profound change in India in wake of gang-rape tragedy
2013-01-02 08:42:54
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