On 3 July, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he was “deeply saddened” to learn the passing yesterday of Elie Wiesel, a powerful voice for Holocaust remembrance and long-standing UN Messenger of Peace.

The level of food insecurity in South Sudan is at the highest since the start of the conflict two and a half years ago, United Nations agencies warned on 29 June.

Hearings being held today at the European Court of Human Rights in two crucial cases against Romania and Lithuania for complicity in the CIA-led rendition and secret detention programmes represent a milestone in accountability, said Amnesty International.

On 28 June, Deputy Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation Natalia Parshikova said that Russia will sign the draft Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events.

A rally by a nationalist group at California’s State Capitol in Sacramento became violent on 26 June when protesters clashed with the group, leaving at least seven people injured.

The United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into effect on 26 June 1987. "The law is crystal clear: torture can never be used at any time or under any circumstances, including during conflict or when national security is under threat.  On…

International  non-governmental  organization Global Witness is disturbed by frequent killings of environmental activists. The organization’s new report documents 185 known deaths worldwide last year — by far the highest annual death toll on record and a 59% increase from 2014. Severe limits on information mean the true numbers are undoubtedly higher.

A counter-terrorism bill set for final adoption by the Upper House of the parliament (Senat) last week in Poland consolidates sweeping powers, including enhanced surveillance capacity, in the hands of the Internal Security Agency (ISA), with no independent oversight mechanism to prevent abuse and ensure proper accountability. The bill risks violating the rights to liberty, privacy, expression, association, peaceful…

Benoîte Groult, who became a leading French feminist and writer in the second half of her life, drawing wide attention with a sexually daring novel that explored an unlikely love affair between a Parisian intellectual and an uneducated Breton fisherman, died on Monday in Hyères, in southeastern France. She was 96. Ms. Groult published more than 20 novels as well as many essays…

On World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20th, we commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees. This year, World Refugee Day also marks a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee.