Zeid Urges Halt to Bombardment of Eastern Aleppo
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein said Wednesday in Geneva that he is appalled that…
Angela Merkel Urges Russia to Honor Minsk Pact
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the initiative of the…
Russia Honors Human Rights Activist, for a Change
While Russia is often accused of human rights violations, the country has decided to show its regard for people’s rights…
535 Million Children Live in Conflict Areas: UNICEF
An estimated 535 million children – nearly one in four – live in countries affected by conflict or disaster, often…
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Nobody except a handful of Modi devotees may be supporting such a harsh diktat which can be compared with the…
$22.2 Billion Humanitarian Appeal Launched for 2017
The world is facing a state of humanitarian crisis not seen since the Second World War: more than 128 million…