Reports

13 September 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent the report of his panel of experts on accountability issues during the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka to the United Nations human rights…

By Joseph Allchin Published: 22 August 2011 Rohingya asylum seekers in detention in the Indian Andaman islands have alleged shocking abuse at the hands of Thai authorities earlier this year, in a repeat of treatment that Rohingya asylum…

Since immediately deploying local teams in July 2010 to respond to the unprecedented flooding in Pakistan, International Medical Corps has provided more than 1.4 million patient consultations through a network of mobile and static health…

By NAW NOREEN Forced recruitment of child soldiers and sexual assault against minors is commonplace in Burma and must be tackled by the government, a domestic rights group has said. The Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP), a…

Burma Vice-President Sai Mauk Kham, an ethnic Shan, lacks the influence to halt human rights abuses by government troops in ethnic areas, according to observers in his home state. The conflict between the Shan State Army (SSA)—a former…

Executive Summary Across the globe, a dramatic gap exists between efforts and outcomes in realizing accountability for grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict. This report illustrates the “accountability gap” and presents practical opportunities for…

ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2011 – In a joint statement with the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children, UNICEF Pakistan today welcomed the Government of Pakistan’s move to ratify the Optional Protocol to…

Millions of children in developing countries are at greater risk of being trafficked, abducted or abused because they do not exist on government records. As the world marks International Missing Children’s Day, it is estimated that…

Violations by Afghan Forces Could Escalate as They Take on Frontline Role NATO States Must Act Now to Stop Abuses by Afghan Police and Army Coalition forces are not doing enough to prevent abuses by Afghan forces and…

Brussels, 10 May 2011 9926/11 PRESSE 127 The EU considers that the publication of the report of the UN Secretary-General Panel of Experts on accountability in Sri Lanka is an important development. It will be recalled that the EU…