What Is the Role of Financial Institutions to Promote Human Rights?
Although, at times, the financial sector may seem situated a long way away from human rights violations on the ground,…
Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls Continues in Iraq
Mass graves and further evidence of sexual exploitation of women and girls, torture and killings, child recruitment and other grave…
Islamic State Fighters Abduct 8,000 Families in Mosul
Reports suggest that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) has been forcing tens of thousands of people…
Islamic State Terrorists Using Human Shields in Mosul: UN
As Iraqi forces are trying to retake Mosul from the Islamic State’s occupation, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid…
UN Concerned Over Viet Nam’s Crackdown on Blogger
The United Nations human rights chief has expressed concern about a growing crackdown by the Government of Viet Nam on…
UN Demands Inquiry into Funeral Attack in Yemen
Describing the attack on a funeral in Sana’a on Saturday as “outrageous,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad…