Posted inWorld Israel renders 53 Palestinians homeless in August heat; 2016 home demolition rate highest since 2006 by B'Tselem August 12, 2016August 12, 2016
Posted inWorld ‘Let’s build bridges, not walls,’ says UN chief, urging all countries to help refugees and migrants by UN News August 12, 2016
Posted inWorld Women’s rights activists treated as enemies of the state in renewed crackdown in Iran by Amnesty International August 11, 2016
Posted inWorld As 1 million dogs are killed and eaten for Bok Nal ‘soup’ in South Korea, Jane Goodall supports groups mobilising to end cruel dog meat trade by Humane Society International August 9, 2016
Posted inWorld On anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, Ban urges all States to ‘galvanize global will for disarmament’ by UN News August 6, 2016
Posted inWorld Eight leading science and engineering societies express concern for welfare of Turkish scientific community, following failed coup by American Association for the Advancement of Science August 4, 2016
Posted inWorld New Initiative from Privacy International Tracks the Global Surveillance Industry by Privacy International August 3, 2016
Posted inWorld Brazil: Daily shootouts and alarming rise in police killings puts Olympic legacy at risk by Amnesty International August 3, 2016August 3, 2016
Posted inWorld In Iraq, UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor urges help for children ‘ripped from their homes’ by UN News August 2, 2016
Posted inWorld If evicting people were an Olympic event, Brazil would win gold by IRIN News August 2, 2016
Posted inWorld Iraq: Fast-tracking executions will only accelerate injustice – Zeid by UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights August 1, 2016
Posted inWorld Afghanistan: Forces Linked to Vice President Terrorize Villagers by Human Rights Watch July 31, 2016
Posted inWorld German responses to terror range from cautious to conspiratorial by Johanna Schuster-Craig, THE CONVERSATION July 31, 2016July 31, 2016