Informes

Emily Rogers, Accountability Adviser (Roving Team) - June 2010 Summary - Key findings Six months after the HAP deployment to Sri Lanka a follow-up visit was undertaken to explore the impact of the deployment, and understand progress made in strengthening accountability with…

KABUL, 21 June 2010 - A survey on Drug Use in Afghanistan, issued today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, shows that around one million Afghans…

(London) A global justice gap is being made worse by power politics despite a landmark year for international justice, said Amnesty International today in its annual assessment of human rights worldwide. Launching Amnesty International Report 2010: State of the World's Human…

Even prior to the end of Sri Lanka's armed conflict in May 2009, Human Rights Watch has called upon the United Nations to establish an independent international investigation into violations of international humanitarian law by both Sri Lankan government…

Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden is to host two international conferences that draw attention to sexualised violence against women in conflicts. Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson has taken the initiative for a conference on action against sexualised violence in…

United Nations, New York, 15 April 2010: As part of the efforts to improve transparency on the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse involving peacekeeping personnel, as of December 2009 the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Field Support…

MORNING 10 March 2010 The Human Rights Council this morning began its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child on the theme of the fight against sexual violence against children, holding a panel discussion on manifestations…

Summary I am Burmese and a migrant worker that is why the police don't care about this case.... [M]y husband and I are only migrant workers and we have no rights here. -Aye Aye Ma, from Burma, who was raped by…

Thailand: Migrant Workers Face Killings, Extortion, Labor Rights Abuses February Deadline for Renewal of Work Permits Invites Exploitation (Bangkok) - The Thai government should swiftly act to end police abuse and discriminatory laws and policies against migrant workers…

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REVITALIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2009 FEBRUARY 2, 2010.-Ordered to be printed Mr. KERRY, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following REPORT (excerpt) III. DISCUSSION The Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act (S.1524-FARAA) of 2009 authorizes legislation to strengthen U.S. foreign…