Politics

Rights defenders jailed in Bahrain and UAE should be released unconditionally, UN urges

 

4 January 2019

 

Human Rights

 

Lives of children at risk amid heavy fighting and floods in north-west Syria

 

04 Jan 2019

 

Nearly 10,000 children fleeing floods in the area

 

Security Council condemns attacks on Afghan security forces which killed at least 27

 

3 January 2019

 

Peace and Security

 

Bangladesh: Election Abuses Need Independent Probe

 

 

January 2, 2019 

 

Malaysia: End Detention Without Trial

 

January 2, 2019 

 

WFP demands action after uncovering misuse of food relief intended for hungry people

 

31 Dec 2018

 

Hodeidah must not become the next Aleppo

 

 

01 Jan 2019

 

The renewed offensive on Hodeidah city risks cutting the lifeline for 20 million Yemenis. 

UAE: Rights Defender’s Conviction Upheld

 

December 31, 2018 

 

The United Arab Emirates Federal Supreme Court, the country’s court of last resort in state security cases, on December 31, 2018, upheld a 10-year sentence for Ahmed Mansoor, an award-winning human rights activist, Human Rights Watch said today.

Attack on UN compound in Somalia may be 'violation of international humanitarian law'

 

1 January 2019

 

Peace and Security

 

On the first day of 2019, over 395,000 babies to be born worldwide: UNICEF

 

31 December 2018

 

Health

 

As the calendar flips to 2019, about 395,072 babies will be born around the world, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, adding that a quarter will be born in South Asia alone.