Blog List

One of the most important achievements of the new Islamic Penal Code (2013), is prison alternative punishments and doing community service.

In a message on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) saying that one out of three women...

About two weeks ago, the Holy See Press Office announced the schedule of the Supreme Pontiff’s visit to Bahrain, to participate in the conclusion of the...

Top UK officers could stop using the words when describing attacks by those who claim Islam at their motive because they "don't help community relations".

It is clear from studies that children who experience violence are at higher risk for mental illness, drug use, alcohol use and obesity, but also for chronic...

“We are deeply concerned that highly sophisticated intrusive tools are being used to monitor, intimidate and silence human rights defenders, journalists and...

The extensive efforts of members of Parliament and human rights NGOs to get the rights for religious minorities to run for town and city council elections...

Not even a year since the terror attack on the offices of Charlie Ebdu in Paris, and the hostage taking in a Paris supermarket which had been deemed a...

"All detainees suffer from shortages of clothes and blankets and the lack of heating means that could protect them from the cold weather," PLO stated.

Despite sustained engagement by UNICEF and repeated calls to end night arrests and ill treatment and torture of Palestinian children in Israeli military...

Only a court order stands between Khan al-Ahmar and the bulldozers. And if it goes, the West Bank will be split in two

Will the ICC Hear Israel’s Military Crimes Case? On June 26, the government of Palestine deposited the instrument of adoption of...

The secretary of the Tehran Province Fight against Drugs Commission gave news of the opening of 2 centres for the treatment of mother and child addicts in...

regrettably, many Afghan refugees do not enjoy their rights under international law even in the western countries. They continue to face violence,...

Thirty-four percent of U.S. women say they worry "frequently" or "occasionally" about being sexually assaulted. That percentage essentially matches the 33%...

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission once again condemns the brutal killings of civilians in the Mirza Olang region of Sar-i-Pul province and...

On the one hand, ISIS is deeply Wahhabist. On the other hand, it is ultra radical in a different way. It could be seen essentially as a corrective movement...

ODVV’s Articles at 34th session of the Human Rights Council

ODVV’s Exclusive Interview with Federica D'Alessandra: The Burmese government is under an obligation to investigate and prosecute the crimes happening in...

It is regrettable to see that the world is witnessing various types of human rights violations by Saudi dynasty in silence. There are oppressions including...