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